Moist southwest flow associated with an upper trough in the eastern Pacific Ocean brought periods of snow to Central Montana mountains. High winds over the northern Rocky Mountains were also observed.
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 TFX wrote it up.
Moist southwest flow associated with an upper trough in the eastern Pacific Ocean brought periods of snow to Central Montana mountains. High winds over the northern Rocky Mountains were also observed.
2 heavy snow, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High wind gusts, measuring 55KT (63MPH), were reported 1 mi E of East Glacier Park, Mt at the Two Medicine Bridge DOT sensor.
Heavy snow, measuring 6.0 inches in 12 hours, was reported at the Wood Creek SNOTEL; elevation 5960 feet.
Heavy snow, measuring 8.0 inches in 24 hours, was reported in the Hyalite Canyon 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, December 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 552713, 552714, 552715.