Heavy Snow, Beaverhead
- When
- May 10, 7:00 AM MST to 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Beaverhead forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Heavy snow, measuring 7.0 inches in 10 hours, was reported at the Lakeview SNOTEL; elevation 7400 ft.
Heavy Snow in Montana, May 10 to 12, 2014
Unsettled weather over the region as a short wave moved from north to south across the area. With good lift and ample moisture present, periods of rain were seen at lower elevations, with snow at higher elevations.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Unsettled weather over the region as a short wave moved from north to south across the area. With good lift and ample moisture present, periods of rain were seen at lower elevations, with snow at higher elevations.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Southern Rocky Mountain Front
- When
- May 10, 2:00 PM MST to May 11, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Heavy snow, measuring 9.0 inches in 14 hours, was reported at the Dupuyer Creek SNOTEL; elevation 5750 ft.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Teton
- When
- May 10, 11:00 PM MST to May 11, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Teton forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
Heavy snow, measuring 7.0 inches in 9 hours, was reported 4 mi SSE of Bynum, MT. Snow water equivalent was around 0.80 inches.
Heavy Snow, North Rocky Mountain Front
- When
- May 11, 12:00 AM MST to May 12, 12:00 AM MST
- Where
- North Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
Heavy snow, measuring 6.0 inches in 12 hours, was reported in the Dupuyer, MT area.
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Nebraska, May 10 to 12, 2014
- High Wind in Nevada, May 10, 2014
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, May 10 to 11, 2014
- Tornado and Flood in Kansas, May 10, 2014
- High Wind in California, May 10 to 11, 2014
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Utah, May 10 to 11, 2014
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Alabama, May 10 to 12, 2014
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, May 10 to 12, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 10, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 10 to 12, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 10 to 11, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 10, 2014
More
Every storm in Montana in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, May 2014
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: 519356, 519358, 519360, 519362.