An upper low centered over Idaho brought a deep upslope flow to the Beartooth/Absaroka Mountains and adjacent foothills.
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.
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.
The episode as NWS BYZ wrote it up.
An upper low centered over Idaho brought a deep upslope flow to the Beartooth/Absaroka Mountains and adjacent foothills.
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 Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 12, 1:42 AM MST, 7 hours 18 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 350 AM MDT SAT APR 12 2014 MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-131000- SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER- FALLON-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK- NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY- LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS- CRAZY MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- 350 AM MDT SAT APR 12 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DROPPING OUT OF CANADA WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IN THE THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE RED LODGE AND SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS. AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT ARE EXPECTED ON THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE BEARTOOTH AND BIG HORN MOUNTAINS... INCLUDING THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE RED LODGE. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PEOPLE WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST FORECAST AND BE PREPARED FOR WINTRY WEATHER. THE COLD AND WET WEATHER WILL ALSO BE HAZARDOUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND POSSIBLY MORE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE REGION AROUND TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PEOPLE WITH TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR PLANS SHOULD KEEP TRACK OF THE LATEST FORECAST FOR THE WEEK AHEAD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Burnt Mountain Snotel reported 13 inches of snow while Cole Creek Snotel reported 26 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts of 6 inches were common across the area.
Snowfall amounts of 6 inches were common across the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Montana in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, April 2014
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 507682, 507683, 507684.