Montana, 2025Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Montana, February 13 to 15, 2025
February 13 to 15, 2025 · NWS MSO · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
Severe driving conditions were declared across western Montana due to snow and freezing roads, resulting in moderate impacts.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 5
- Injuries
- 5
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Severe driving conditions were declared across western Montana due to snow and freezing roads, resulting in moderate impacts.
Winter Storm, Butte / Blackfoot Region
- When
- February 13, 6:00 PM MST to February 15, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Butte / Blackfoot Region forecast zone
- Deaths
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 46.306, -113.025 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Montana Department of Transportation reported severe driving conditions on Interstate 90 west of Gold Creek towards Clinton on the night of February 14. Multiple crashes and slide-offs were reported, particularly west of Drummond, where a crash with unknown injuries occurred just before midnight on the 14th. Snowfall was generally light, with accumulations of 1 to 2 inches across the region.
Winter Storm, Missoula / Bitterroot Valleys
- When
- February 13, 7:00 PM MST to February 15, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Missoula / Bitterroot Valleys forecast zone
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 46.560, -114.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Multiple reports on social media remarked that the roads became slick Friday evening the 14th. One person remarked that the roads became much worse after 1800MST. Snowfall totals ranged between 2 and 3 inches.
Winter Storm, Potomac / Seeley Lake Region
- When
- February 13, 8:00 PM MST to February 15, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Potomac / Seeley Lake Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 46.986, -113.597 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Montana Department of Transportation reported severe driving conditions on Highway 200 between Potomac and Helmville, from 2100 to 2305MST on February 14. They also issued severe driving conditions on Interstate 90 between Clinton and Drummond for two hours starting at 2300MST on the 14th. Law enforcement reported several crashes and slide-offs east of Missoula on Interstate 90.
Winter Weather, Kootenai/Cabinet Region
- When
- February 13, 8:30 PM MST to February 15, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Kootenai/Cabinet Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 48.171, -114.863 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Generally, 1 to 2 inches of snow fell with this event, except for locally higher amounts of up to 4.5 inches in the Marion area.
Winter Storm, Flathead/Mission Valleys
- When
- February 13, 9:00 PM MST to February 15, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Flathead/Mission Valleys forecast zone
- Deaths
- 0 direct, 4 indirect
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 4 indirect
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 47.872, -114.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Multiple social media reports indicated that roads became very slick during the evening of the 14th. One individual noted that while at the ER, three or four separate people were being treated for serious injuries from vehicle accidents that evening. Another person stated, 'Highway 2 between Evergreen and Columbia Falls is pure ice.' Light snow, combined with northerly winds gusting up to 24 mph at times between the GPI Airport and Columbia Falls, contributed to deteriorating conditions. Snowfall totals included 4 to 5 inches in the Kalispell area and Mission Valley, 9.5 inches at Creston, and 6 inches near Bigfork.
Winter Weather, Lower Clark Fork Region
- When
- February 13, 9:00 PM MST to February 15, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Lower Clark Fork Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 47.286, -114.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall amounts generally ranged between 1 and 2 inches, except near Heron, where a report of 3.5 inches was received.
Winter Weather, West Glacier Region
- When
- February 13, 10:00 PM MST to February 15, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- West Glacier Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 47.971, -114.069 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Total snowfall ranged from 2 inches in West Glacier, to 5.4 inches in Essex, and up to 6 inches at both Swan Lake and Marias Pass. Easterly winds between 8 and 13 mph, with gusts up to 24 mph between Essex and Marias Pass, caused blowing and drifting snow.
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1239971, 1239959, 1239968, 1239861, 1239953, 1239957, 1239870.