Heavy Snow, North Rocky Mountain Front
- When
- April 26, 12:00 AM MST to 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- North Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
Heavy snow, measuring 9.0 inches in 10 hours, was reported 1 mi NW of Heart Butte, MT.
Heavy Snow in Montana, April 26 to 28, 2014
Moist and unsettled pattern over the region brought widespread rain and snow shower based precipitation to the region. During the period, Montana was under the influence of a large scale closed low over the great plains.
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.
Moist and unsettled pattern over the region brought widespread rain and snow shower based precipitation to the region. During the period, Montana was under the influence of a large scale closed low over the great plains. This setup kept northerly flow near the surface as gulf moisture wrapped its way around the system and into the region from the southeast.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Southern Rocky Mountain Front
- When
- April 26, 1:00 AM MST to 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Heavy snow, measuring 6.0 inches in 4 hours, was reported at the Waldron SNOTEL; elevation 5600 ft.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Glacier
- When
- April 26, 2:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Glacier forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
Heavy snow, measuring 7.0 inches in 10 hours, was reported 3 mi SW of Cut Bank, MT at the Cut Bank Airport.
Heavy Snow, Fergus
- When
- April 27, 6:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Fergus forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
Heavy snow, measuring 7.0 inches in 12 hours, was reported 11 mi ESE of Lewistown, MT; elevation 4500 ft.
Heavy Snow, Gallatin
- When
- April 27, 9:00 PM MST to April 28, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Heavy snow, measuring 7.0 inches in 6 hours, was reported at the Lick Creek SNOTEL; elevation 6860 ft.
Heavy Snow, Gallatin
- When
- April 27, 9:00 PM MST to April 28, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Social Media
Heavy snow, measuring 7.5 inches in 6 hours, was reported 5 mi SSW of Bozeman, MT; elevation 5280 ft. Report via Facebook post.
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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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: 512261, 512260, 512262, 512263, 512264, 512265.