Heavy Snow, Beartooth Foothills
- When
- March 31, 3:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Beartooth Foothills forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.742, -109.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Montana, March 31, 2008
A strong storm system, pulling cold air out of Canada, moved across Northern Wyoming and Southern Montana. This resulted in wet, heavy snow to fall across the Eastern Foothills of the Beartooth/Absaroka Mountains.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BYZ wrote it up.
A strong storm system, pulling cold air out of Canada, moved across Northern Wyoming and Southern Montana. This resulted in wet, heavy snow to fall across the Eastern Foothills of the Beartooth/Absaroka Mountains. The following snow totals were received: 8 inches 3SW Reed Point and in Livingston, 6 inches in Fishtail, 5W Roscoe and in Joliet, 12 inches in Nye, and 10 inches 6S Roscoe.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Livingston Area
- When
- March 31, 3:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Livingston Area forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.488, -110.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Red Lodge Foothills
- When
- March 31, 3:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Red Lodge Foothills forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.227, -109.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Carbon
- When
- March 31, 3:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Carbon forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, March 31, 2008
- Flash Flooding in Tennessee, March 31, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, March 31, 2008
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Minnesota, March 31, 2008
- Hail in Texas, March 31, 2008
- Hail in Arkansas, March 31, 2008
- Wildfire in Texas, March 31, 2008
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, March 31, 2008
- High Wind in Kansas, March 31, 2008
- High Wind in Missouri, March 31, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 31, 2008
- Lightning Strikes in Wisconsin, March 31, 2008
More
Every storm in Montana in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, March 2008
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 86929, 86932, 86934, 86935.