Winter Storm in Montana, November 13 to 14, 2008

Name: Winter Storm in Montana, November 13 to 14, 2008
Start: 2008-11-13T21:00
End: 2008-11-14T09:00
Location: Montana

November 13 to 14, 2008 · NWS TFX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A late autumn winter storm dropped heavy snow over the Little Belt Mountains. Snow accumulations in excess of 8 inches were common.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 TFX wrote it up.

A late autumn winter storm dropped heavy snow over the Little Belt Mountains. Snow accumulations in excess of 8 inches were common.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 13, 4:31 PM MST, 4 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 13, 4:31 PM MST, 4 hours 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 13, 9:58 AM MST, 11 hours 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
958 AM MST THU NOV 13 2008

MTZ009>014-044>051-054-141700-
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-
CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-MEAGHER-
958 AM MST THU NOV 13 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT ON
SATURDAY. THIS WIND EVENT IS BEING MONITORED CLOSELY FOR POSSIBLE
HIGH WIND HIGHLIGHTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MTZ008-015-052-053-055-141700-
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN-
958 AM MST THU NOV 13 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT ON
SATURDAY. THIS WIND EVENT IS BEING MONITORED CLOSELY FOR POSSIBLE
HIGH WIND HIGHLIGHTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Meagher

When: November 13, 9:00 PM MST to November 14, 9:00 AM MST
Where: Meagher forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet

Nine inches of snow was reported at White Sulphur Springs 21NE (the Spur Park SNOTEL site - elevation 8100 feet). Additionally, 9 inches of snow fell at White Sulphur Springs 22NE (the Deadman Creek SNOTEL site - elevation 6450 feet), 14 inches of snow fell at Kings Hill Pass 1SW (Showdown Ski area), 14 inches of snow fell at White Sulphur Springs 25N (the Onion Park SNOTEL site - elevation 7410 feet) and 15 inches fell at White Sulphur Springs 26N (the Stringer Creek SNOTEL site - elevation 6550 feet).

What these are

Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Montana in 2008 Every state in 2008 This day in weather history Warnings in Montana, November 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 139825.