Heavy Snow, Madison
- When
- February 16, 9:00 AM MST to February 17, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Heavy snow of 12 inches in 24 hours was reported at Boulder Mountain SNOTEL.
Heavy Snow in Montana, February 16 to 18, 2013
Snow across much of Central Montana resulted in multiple reports of warning criteria snowfall.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Snow across much of Central Montana resulted in multiple reports of warning criteria snowfall.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Gallatin
- When
- February 17, 2:00 AM MST to February 18, 5:30 AM MST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
Heavy snow of 16 inches in 24 hours was reported at Bridger Bowl Ski area 11 miles NE of Bozeman, MT. Elevation 7000 ft.
Heavy Snow, Cascade
- When
- February 17, 5:00 AM MST to February 18, 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Cascade forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
Heavy snow of 11 inches in 24 hours was reported 1 mile SE of Neihart, MT. Elevation estimated 6000 ft.
Heavy Snow, Southern Rocky Mountain Front
- When
- February 17, 6:00 AM MST to February 18, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
Heavy snow of 8 inches in 24 hours was reported 4 miles WNW of Augusta, MT.
Heavy Snow, Judith Basin
- When
- February 17, 10:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Judith Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
Heavy snow of 6 inches in 12 hours was reported in Raynesford, MT.
Heavy Snow, North Rocky Mountain Front
- When
- February 17, 11:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Heavy snow of 11 inches in 12 hours was reported at Pike Creek SNOTEL 11 miles SSW of East Glacier Park. Elevation 5928 ft.
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
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- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 16, 2013
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- Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 16 to 17, 2013
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- High Wind in Wyoming, February 16 to 17, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, February 16, 2013
More
Every storm in Montana in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, February 2013
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: 437553, 437548, 437552, 437551, 437549, 437550.