Overview
On Friday, March 24th, an elongated winter/spring storm began impacting south- central Montana that lasted through the weekend into Monday morning. It started out as strong rain showers Friday afternoon, then quickly switched over to snow that night. The mountains and foothills were impacted the most, with reports of ~50" of snow that fell in the Beartooth/Absarokas and at the Red Lodge Mountain Ski Resort. |
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Snow Reports
NOUS45 KBYZ 281700 PNSBYZ MTZ029>034-036-037-040-042-056>058-063>068-138-139-141-169>173-228-235-WYZ198-199-290500- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Billings MT 1100 AM MDT Tue Mar 28 2023 ...FINAL STORM INFORMATION... ...FOR THE SNOW STORM THAT OCCURRED FROM 1200 PM FRI MAR 24 2023 THROUGH 1200 PM MON MAR 27 2023... Notes: Location of reports are referenced from city center. Snowfall reports from SNOTEL sites are estimated. ...BIG HORN COUNTY... ***** Storm Total Snowfall Reports ***** Time Snowfall Fort Smith 0.5 ENE 7 AM Mon 16.2 in Busby 0.3 NW 6 PM Sun 8.0 in ...CARBON COUNTY... ***** Storm Total Snowfall Reports ***** Time Snowfall Red Lodge 4.2 W 4 PM Mon 60.0 in Red Lodge 4.8 W 2 AM Mon 50.0 in Luther 3.4 SSW 2 AM Mon 45.0 in Red Lodge 1.0 S 5 PM Mon 44.5 in Red Lodge 3.0 SW 7 AM Mon 37.0 in Joliet 2.2 WNW 7 AM Mon 26.0 in Bridger 2.3 N 7 AM Mon 16.0 in Roscoe 2 N 8 AM Sat 16.0 in Bridger 4.0 SSW 7 AM Sat 11.0 in ...CARTER COUNTY... ***** Storm Total Snowfall Reports ***** Time Snowfall Ekalaka 0.2 ENE 5 PM Mon 0.4 in Ridgeway 2.7 ENE 6 PM Mon Trace ...CUSTER COUNTY... ***** Storm Total Snowfall Reports ***** Time Snowfall Powderville 8 NNE 6 PM Mon 1.0 in Kinsey 2.3 W 7 AM Mon 0.3 in ...FALLON COUNTY... ***** Storm Total Snowfall Reports ***** Time Snowfall Plevna 0.2 NNE 6 PM Mon 0.6 in ...GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY... ***** Storm Total Snowfall Reports ***** Time Snowfall Ryegate 18 NNW 7 AM Mon 2.0 in ...MUSSELSHELL COUNTY... ***** Storm Total Snowfall Reports ***** Time Snowfall Roundup 3.3 SE 12 PM Mon 5.0 in Klein 5 SE 7 AM Mon 2.1 in Roundup 8.6 NNE 8 AM Mon 2.0 in Roundup 15 SW 7 AM Mon 2.0 in Roundup 1.5 NNE 8 AM Mon 1.5 in Roundup 6.2 ENE 7 AM Mon 1.0 in Roundup 4.3 SSE 9 AM Sun 1.0 in Roundup 8.1 SE 6 AM Sun 0.9 in ...PARK COUNTY... ***** Storm Total Snowfall Reports ***** Time Snowfall Livingston 6.6 ESE 7 AM Mon 35.5 in Wilsall 12.7 ENE 2 AM Mon 24.0 in Livingston 12 S 6 PM Sun 23.8 in Livingston 1 WSW 8 AM Mon 18.0 in Emigrant 26.4 ESE 2 AM Mon 18.0 in Springdale 0.3 NE 8 AM Mon 13.2 in Wilsall 12.3 NE 2 AM Mon 12.0 in Emigrant 24.5 ESE 2 AM Mon 12.0 in Cooke City 3.0 N 2 AM Mon 10.0 in Cooke City 2.1 N 2 AM Mon 8.0 in Wilsall 0.3 NW 7 AM Mon 4.8 in ...POWDER RIVER COUNTY... ***** Storm Total Snowfall Reports ***** Time Snowfall Ashland 11.9 E 7 AM Mon 2.0 in Moorhead 9.5 NE 6 PM Mon 1.7 in Biddle 8.2 WSW 6 PM Mon Trace Boyes 1.7 NNE 7 AM Mon Trace ...ROSEBUD COUNTY... ***** Storm Total Snowfall Reports ***** Time Snowfall Colstrip 19.8 ESE 6 PM Mon 2.6 in Forsyth 0.4 NNE 10 PM Mon 2.5 in Melstone 5.7 E 7 AM Mon 1.5 in Ingomar 9 E 6 AM Mon 1.5 in Colstrip 1.0 N 8 AM Mon 1.3 in ...SHERIDAN COUNTY... ***** Storm Total Snowfall Reports ***** Time Snowfall Story 2.1 WSW 8 AM Mon 22.5 in Sheridan 1.7 NW 8 AM Mon 19.4 in Story 0.9 W 7 AM Mon 19.0 in Story 2.1 W 7 AM Mon 17.0 in Big Horn 0.3 ESE 7 AM Mon 13.0 in Big Horn 0.8 W 8 AM Mon 12.8 in Burgess Junction 20.5 SE 2 AM Mon 12.0 in Burgess Junction 6.7 ESE 2 AM Mon 12.0 in Sheridan 3.4 SSW 7 AM Mon 11.5 in Dayton 0.3 N 5 AM Mon 11.0 in Sheridan 13.8 NNE 7 AM Mon 8.9 in Burgess Junction 17.4 SE 2 AM Mon 8.0 in Story 6 AM Mon 7.5 in Clearmont 5.1 NNE 7 AM Mon 6.5 in Sheridan 8.2 SSW 9 AM Sat 5.7 in Sheridan 5.1 WSW 6 AM Sat 5.0 in ...STILLWATER COUNTY... ***** Storm Total Snowfall Reports ***** Time Snowfall Fishtail 3 PM Sat 23.0 in Fishtail 18.1 SW 4 PM Mon 18.0 in Park City 2 NE 10 AM Mon 15.0 in Park City 2.7 ESE 9 AM Mon 14.5 in Columbus 3 S 11 AM Mon 14.0 in Reed Point 5 SE 6 AM Mon 14.0 in Columbus 7.2 E 7 AM Mon 13.8 in Columbus 7.5 E 7 AM Mon 12.3 in Park City 6.0 WSW 11 AM Mon 12.0 in Columbus 0.9 NW 8 AM Mon 9.4 in Molt 5.7 SSW 7 AM Mon 2.1 in ...SWEET GRASS COUNTY... ***** Storm Total Snowfall Reports ***** Time Snowfall Nye 13.6 W 2 AM Mon 40.0 in Nye 15.7 SW 2 AM Mon 35.0 in Big Timber 0.3 ESE 7 PM Mon 23.5 in Reed Point 5 W 10 AM Sun 16.0 in Melville 10.1 ENE 7 AM Mon 14.5 in Big Timber 0.3 SSE 5 PM Sat 14.0 in Melville 4.7 W 6 PM Mon 13.1 in ...TREASURE COUNTY... ***** Storm Total Snowfall Reports ***** Time Snowfall Hysham 25.0 SSE 8 AM Mon 4.0 in Hysham 0.3 SE 8 AM Mon 2.2 in ...YELLOWSTONE COUNTY... ***** Storm Total Snowfall Reports ***** Time Snowfall Billings 2.6 NW 11 PM Mon 13.2 in Laurel 6.8 ENE 8 AM Mon 12.0 in Billings 3.2 NNE 7 AM Mon 12.0 in Laurel 4.0 NNE 4 PM Mon 11.5 in Billings 3.9 SW 11 PM Mon 11.2 in Huntley 3.6 ENE 8 AM Mon 11.1 in Molt 9.8 E 12 PM Mon 11.0 in Billings 5.1 S 8 AM Mon 10.5 in Billings 4.5 NE 8 AM Mon 10.4 in Billings 2 WSW 10 AM Mon 10.0 in Lockwood 2.5 SSW 7 AM Mon 10.0 in Billings 4.2 WSW 6 AM Mon 9.8 in Billings 4 N 9 AM Mon 9.5 in Laurel 9 AM Mon 9.0 in Billings 2 W 5 AM Mon 9.0 in Billings 1.4 SE 9 AM Mon 8.2 in Billings 12 WSW 1 PM Mon 8.0 in Shepherd 4 N 9 AM Mon 8.0 in Shepherd 9 AM Mon 7.5 in Billings 1.7 W 7 AM Mon 7.0 in Pompeys Pillar 1.2 E 9 AM Mon 5.0 in Pompeys Pillar 14.6 N 7 AM Mon 3.4 in $$
Photos & Video
Images taken throughout the entire weekend across southern Montana
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Red Lodge (Montana Roots) |
Red Lodge (Q2 News) |
Red Lodge (Lana Montgomery) |
Indian Cliffs Subdivision (Steve Prosinski) |
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Billings Heights (Akali Creek) (Whitney Paige Cook) |
Laurel (Lisa Copeman Guy) |
Reed Point Webcams (MT DOT) |
Livingston (Alicia Herman) |
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Red Lodge (Q2 News) |
Red Lodge (Q2 News) |
Red Lodge (Q2 News) |
Radar
March 24-27, 2023 | Radar Loop (Ptype) |
Environment
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Near-storm environment summary.
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Additional environmental data.
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Additional Information
Summaries from other NWS Offices
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