Montana, 2010

Heavy Snow in Montana, March 18 to 19, 2010

March 18 to 19, 2010 · NWS TFX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A Pacific storm brought heavy snow to Gallatin County. Snow accumulations in excess of 6 inches was reported.

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 Pacific storm brought heavy snow to Gallatin County. Snow accumulations in excess of 6 inches was reported.

Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Gallatin

When
March 18, 6:00 PM MST to March 19, 8:00 AM MST
Where
Gallatin forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

Nine inches of snow fell at Bozeman 14NE (the Sacajawea SNOTEL site - elevation 6550 feet).

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

More

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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: 218734.