Winter Storm in Montana

Events

3,626

Deaths

19

Injuries

30

Damage

$21 million

• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Montana, February 13 to 15, 20255 deaths · 5 injured · 7 eventsSevere driving conditions were declared across western Montana due to snow and freezing roads, resulting in moderate impacts.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Montana, February 6 to 7, 20254 deaths · 4 injured · 5 eventsA surface low tracked across southern Idaho, bringing periods of moderate to heavy snow to Ravalli County and areas eastward to the Continental Divide.
• Winter Storm and Avalanche in Montana, February 22 to 24, 20144 deaths · 3 injured · 8 eventsHeavy snow and blowing snow causes hazardous travel across western Montana. Around a foot of snow falls along the I-90 corridor.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Montana, February 15 to 18, 20253 deaths · 8 eventsMultiple waves of subtropical moisture brought periods of moderate to heavy precipitation, primarily as snowfall across the Northern Rockies.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Montana, November 8 to 11, 20122 deaths · 1 injured · $25,000 · 17 eventsA low pressure system from the Gulf of Alaska descended over the Rocky Mountain region, then moved northeast, emerging over the northern high plains.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Montana, March 12 to 15, 20202 deaths · 1 injured · 20 eventsThis winter storm had a favorable combination of moisture and cold arctic air. An upper level low off the west coast extended a piece of energy into the region Friday through the weekend. This low provided ample pacific moisture and enhanced lift from an upper level warm front.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Montana, January 2 to 4, 20252 deaths · 2 injured · 7 eventsAn anomalously moist Pacific system interacted with an arctic air mass that gradually moved west across the Continental Divide. The higher impact area with the combination of precipitation and cold air ended up being across northwest Montana due to icy roads.
• Winter Storm in Montana, November 18 to 20, 19962 deaths · 1 injured · 7 eventsRecord heavy snow event with wind, that followed with areas of freezing rain throughout western Montana. By the afternoon of 11/18/96 Libby received 10 inches of new snow.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Montana, February 27 to 28, 20141 death · 2 injured · $319,000 · 9 eventsA moist and warm air mass brought freezing levels up to between 6,000 and 7,000 feet MSL on Feb. 27 and brought freezing rain to western Montana.
• Winter Storm in Montana, November 24 to 25, 20151 death · $233,000 · 8 eventsAn arctic front passed through western Montana during a very busy holiday travel week, occurring on the days immediately preceding Thanksgiving. Strong winds, snow, blowing snow, and flash-freezing of roadways impacted most of the Northern Rockies.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in Montana, March 11 to 14, 20261 death · $156,000 · 63 kt wind · 15 eventsAn impressive, long-duration atmospheric river brought copious snowfall and high winds to western Montana. Some high-elevation areas received a few feet of snow. Impacts from this storm included power outages and impacts to travel.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Montana, December 12 to 13, 20081 death · $200,000 · 7 eventsA strong arctic front pushed through western Montana, bringing a quick burst of snow, strong winds, and reduced visibility due to blowing and drifting snow. Snowfall accumulations ranged from 6 to 12 inches in most valleys, with up to 15 inches over higher terrain.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Montana, February 15, 20011 death · 2 injured · 7 eventsStrong winds and heavy snow lead to blizzard conditions when an arctic cold front moved into western Montana early on 02/15/01. Whiteout conditions were reported early in the morning near the continental divide and continued throughout the day, closing several highways at times.
• Winter Storm in Montana, February 22 to 25, 20141 death · 21 eventsArctic air, combined with a strong disturbance within a Northwest flow aloft, resulted in |heavy snow across the Billings Forecast Area.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Montana, March 8 to 10, 20171 death · 1 injured · 6 eventsA plume of moisture moved over central Idaho and western Montana causing heavy precipitation. Periods of moderate to heavy snow combined with slushy conditions to cause ice and very slick conditions on the morning of the 9th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Montana, February 3 to 5, 20181 death · 14 eventsArctic air at the surface, combined with a moist flow off the Pacific, resulted in an over-running event which brought heavy snow across the entire Billings Forecast area.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Montana, November 4 to 5, 20221 death · $7,000 · 74 kt wind · 14 eventsAn atmospheric river of moisture brought heavy snowfall and slow travel to the region. A cold front brought high winds and power outages, followed by snow bands later in the day on the 5th.
• Winter Storm and Avalanche in Montana, January 4 to 6, 20151 death · $3,000 · 10 eventsA long duration snow event began Saturday evening Jan. 3 while snow intensities increased on Jan. 4 to produce widespread high impacts across western Montana and central Idaho.
• Winter Storm in Montana, December 20 to 30, 19961 death · 7 eventsOn 12/20/96 - Six to nine inches of new snow at Seeley Lake Area, eight inches at Darby, and seven inches at Big Fork and Heron.On 12/21/96 - Ten inches of new snow at Kalispell, eight to ten inches at Lookout Pass and between Clearwater Junction and Condon, seven inches of new…
• Winter Storm in Montana, October 10 to 11, 20161 death · 7 eventsOn Sunday, October 9th, a cold front advanced southward across north-central MT. Behind this front, easterly to northeasterly surface winds underwent orographic lift along the Rocky Mountain Front.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Montana, January 27 to 28, 20231 death · 7 eventsArctic air undercut a plume of anomalously high moisture to bring impacts from snow, flash freeze, and wind.
• Winter Storm in Montana, February 5 to 7, 20211 death · 5 eventsAn Arctic cold front came over of the Continental Divide and collided with an atmospheric river of moisture from the Pacific Ocean to produce widespread wintry impacts.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Montana, December 1 to 2, 20121 death · 3 eventsSouthwest flow brought above normal Pacific moisture impacting mainly higher elevations of the Northern Rockies where snow amounts between 5 to 8 inches fell.
• Winter Storm and Avalanche in Montana, December 30 to 31, 20111 death · 2 eventsA strong flow of Pacific moisture impacted the west facing slopes of the Beartooth and Absaroka Mountains. This resulted in a period of heavy snow to end out the year, and in fact, was the only significant snow of the month.
• Winter Storm in Montana, February 8 to 9, 2018$10 million · 3 eventsArctic air once again spilled over the Divide the morning of the 8th leading to a period of gusty winds, blowing snow, moderate to heavy snowfall, icy conditions and much colder temperatures.

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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 2026-09-24.