Winter Storm, North Rocky Mountain Front
- When
- January 15, 7:31 AM MST
- Where
- North Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
SNOTEL at Marias Pass reports 10.6 inches of snow for a 48 hour storm total.
Winter Storm in Montana, January 15, 2020
A shortwave trough along with an associated Arctic frontal boundary brought periods of snow and cold temperatures to much of the region. Upslope winds along the Rocky Mountain Front enhanced the snowfall, bringing Winter Storm conditions to this area.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
A shortwave trough along with an associated Arctic frontal boundary brought periods of snow and cold temperatures to much of the region. Upslope winds along the Rocky Mountain Front enhanced the snowfall, bringing Winter Storm conditions to this area.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Avalanche in Idaho, January 15, 2020
- Flood in Montana, January 15 to 22, 2020
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in California, January 15 to 17, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 15 to 16, 2020
- Extreme Cold in North Dakota, January 15 to 16, 2020
- Cold in Montana, January 15 to 16, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, January 15 to 16, 2020
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 15 to 16, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 15 to 16, 2020
- Winter Weather in Michigan, January 15 to 16, 2020
- Heavy Snow in California, January 15 to 16, 2020
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 15, 2020
More
Every storm in Montana in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, January 2020
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: 872770.