Montana, 2025Winter Storm in Montana, December 8 to 10, 2025
December 8 to 10, 2025 · NWS BYZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A foot of snow was observed in the Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains. Winds were strong during this period as well.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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A foot of snow was observed in the Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains. Winds were strong during this period as well.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 8, 3:03 PM MST, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 3:03 PM MST, 2 hours 57 minutes before
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</html>Winter Storm, Absaroka / Beartooth Mountains
- When
- December 8, 6:00 PM MST to December 10, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Absaroka / Beartooth Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 45.550, -109.722 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
White Mill picked up 10 to 12 inches of snow. Winds were very strong during this period as well.
- 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.
- Flooding and High Wind in Washington, December 8 to 12, 2025$526,000 · 71 kt wind · 11 events
- High Wind in Wyoming, December 8 to 9, 2025$60,000 · 74 kt wind · 14 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 8, 202542 events
- High Wind in Montana, December 8 to 9, 202574 kt wind · 17 events
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 8, 202516 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, December 8, 20258 events
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 8, 20254 events
- Winter Weather in Ohio, December 8, 20252 events
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, December 8, 20252 events
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 8, 20252 events
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 8, 20252 events
- Strong Wind in Montana, December 8 to 9, 2025$1,000 · 2 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1308137.