Winter Storm, Meagher
- When
- January 4, 12:00 PM MST to January 5, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Meagher forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
Eight inches of snow fell at Neihart 21W.
Winter Storm in Montana, January 4 to 5, 2010
A Pacific weather system brought moisture to North Central Montana where it interacted with cold air dropping south out of Canada. The resulting snow produced accumulations in excess of 6 inches at many locations.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 Pacific weather system brought moisture to North Central Montana where it interacted with cold air dropping south out of Canada. The resulting snow produced accumulations in excess of 6 inches at many locations.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Judith Basin
- When
- January 4, 4:00 PM MST to January 5, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Judith Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
Seven inches of snow fell at Stanford.
Winter Storm, Madison
- When
- January 4, 4:00 PM MST to January 5, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Eight inches of snow fell at West Yellowstone 24NW (the Beaver Creek SNOTEL site - elevation 7850 feet).
Winter Storm, Chouteau
- When
- January 4, 7:00 PM MST to January 5, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Chouteau forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
Eight inches of snow fell at Highwood.
Winter Storm, Gallatin
- When
- January 4, 8:00 PM MST to January 5, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Eight inches of snow fell at Bozeman 14NE (the Sacajawea 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
- Frost and Freeze and Cold in Florida, January 4 to 7, 2010
- Frost and Freeze in Texas, January 4 to 11, 2010
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 4 to 14, 2010
- Winter Storm in Montana, January 4 to 6, 2010
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 4 to 5, 2010
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 4, 2010
- Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 4, 2010
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 4 to 6, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 4 to 5, 2010
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 4 to 5, 2010
- Winter Storm in Montana, January 4 to 6, 2010
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 4 to 6, 2010
More
Every storm in Montana in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, January 2010
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: 209694, 209681, 209693, 209690, 209697.