Montana, 2012Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Montana, January 10 to 11, 2012
January 10 to 11, 2012 · NWS MSO · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
A complex winter storm moved across western Montana, producing snow, rain, and areas of freezing rain.
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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
A complex winter storm moved across western Montana, producing snow, rain, and areas of freezing rain.
Winter Weather, Bitterroot / Sapphire Mountains
- When
- January 10, 11:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Bitterroot / Sapphire Mountains forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 46.508, -113.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An accident involving three semi trucks occurred on Highway 12, 13 miles west of Lolo, after light freezing rain fell in the area. This caused a short closure of Highway 12.
Heavy Snow, West Glacier Region
- When
- January 10, 8:00 PM MST to January 11, 10:08 AM MST
- Where
- West Glacier Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 47.971, -114.069 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Twelve inches of snow, falling over an 18 hour period, was measured at Marias Pass.
Heavy Snow, Missoula / Bitterroot Valleys
- When
- January 10, 11:00 PM MST to January 11, 1:00 AM MST
- Where
- Missoula / Bitterroot Valleys forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 46.560, -114.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Law enforcement measured 2.5 inches of snow, falling in two hours, at Hamilton in Ravalli County.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
- 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.
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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: 391803, 359772, 359771.