Montana, 2024Winter Storm in Montana, March 24, 2024
March 24, 2024 · NWS BYZ · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A disturbance aloft, combined with an unstable northwest flow aloft, resulted in some heavy snow to portions of southeast Montana.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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.
A disturbance aloft, combined with an unstable northwest flow aloft, resulted in some heavy snow to portions of southeast Montana.
Winter Storm, Southern Big Horn
- When
- March 24, 1:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Big Horn forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.424, -107.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall of 6 to 7 inches occurred across the Wyola and Busby areas.
Winter Storm, Carter
- When
- March 24, 1:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.517, -104.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall of 5 to 7 inches was reported across the area.
Winter Storm, Northern Big Horn
- When
- March 24, 1:30 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Big Horn forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.424, -107.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Crow Agency area received 6 to 7 inches of snow.
Winter Storm, Fallon
- When
- March 24, 3:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Fallon forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.334, -104.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall of 10 inches was common across the area.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 24, 2024$159,000 · EF1 · 11 events
- Blizzard and Hail in Nebraska, March 24 to 26, 2024$25,000 · 1.25 in hail · 28 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, March 24 to 26, 202442 events
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, March 24, 2024EF1 · 5 events
- Tornado and Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 24 to 26, 202454 kt wind · 25 events
- Dust Storm and Heavy Snow in New Mexico, March 24 to 26, 202465 kt wind · 22 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, March 24 to 26, 202421 events
- High Wind in Texas, March 24, 202467 kt wind · 20 events
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 24 to 27, 202417 events
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, March 24, 202416 events
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 24 to 27, 202415 events
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, March 24 to 25, 202413 events
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: 1161354, 1161356, 1161353, 1161355.