A Pacific storm and atmospheric river will impact the Pacific Northwest states and northern Rockies this weekend, bringing locally heavy low elevations rain and heavy high elevation snow in the mountains. By Sunday over the Interior Northwest, rain combined with snowmelt will increase the risk of flood hazards. Flood Watches are in effect. Read More >
Overview
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A strong low pressure system brought heavy snow to portions of the area starting late Friday night April 22nd and persisting through Sunday April 24th. Blizzard conditions impacted southeast Montana, especially on Saturday, which included strong and gusty winds along with the visibility being reduced to 1/4 mile or less at times. This storm system also brought beneficial moisture to the area including snowfall that contained a high moisture content. |
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Photos & Satellite Imagery
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| Small elevation changes had a large impact on snow accumulation. Flying over Billings, MT. |
Picture (2) Small elevation changes had a large impact on snow accumulation. Flying over Billings, MT. |
Blizzard Conditions in Powder River County at 1:23 PM on April 23rd. (Powder River County Sheriff's Office) |
Dangerous travel conditions in Rosebud County on Highway 39. 2:22 PM on April 23rd. (Rosebud County Sheriff's Office) |
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| RGB Satellite imagery on 4/25/22 showing snow cover (green). |
Visible satellite imagery on 4/25/22. |
Radar
Six hour radar loops
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| April 22, 2022 Noon-7 PM | April 22-23, 2022 7 PM-1 AM | April 23, 2022 1 AM-7 AM | April 23, 2022 7AM - Noon |
Storm Reports
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
741 AM MDT MON APR 25 2022
...FINAL STORM INFORMATION...
...FOR EVENTS THAT OCCURRED FROM 600 PM FRI APR 22 2022
THROUGH 1100 PM SAT APR 23 2022...
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
BUSBY 0.3 NW 6 PM SAT 8.0 IN
HARDIN 0.6 ENE 5 PM SAT 4.0 IN
FORT SMITH 0.5 ENE 7 AM SAT TRACE
...CARBON COUNTY...
***** STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS ***** TIME SNOWFALL
RED LODGE 4.8 W 1 AM SAT 9.0 IN
RED LODGE 1.0 S 5 PM SAT 6.5 IN
LUTHER 3.4 SSW 1 AM SAT 4.0 IN
LUTHER 8 AM SAT 3.0 IN
RED LODGE 3.0 SW 6 AM SAT 3.0 IN
JOLIET 2.2 WNW 7 AM SAT 1.0 IN
...CARTER COUNTY...
***** STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS ***** TIME SNOWFALL
RIDGEWAY 2.7 ENE 6 PM SAT 14.0 IN
ALZADA 5 PM SAT 14.0 IN
EKALAKA 0.2 ENE 5 PM SAT 12.8 IN
ALBION 2 PM SAT 6.0 IN
MILL IRON 3.2 ENE 8 AM SAT 3.0 IN
RIDGE 3.8 NE 7 AM SAT 2.5 IN
...CUSTER COUNTY...
***** STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS ***** TIME SNOWFALL
POWDERVILLE 8 NNE 6 PM SAT 13.0 IN
KINSEY 2.3 W 7 AM SAT 2.0 IN
MILES CITY 0.7 SW 7 AM SAT 1.0 IN
...FALLON COUNTY...
***** STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS ***** TIME SNOWFALL
PLEVNA 0.2 NNE 6 PM SAT 12.4 IN
BAKER 19.7 NNE 4 PM SAT 10.0 IN
...MUSSELSHELL COUNTY...
***** STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS ***** TIME SNOWFALL
ROUNDUP 5 S 10 AM SAT 2.0 IN
KLEIN 5 SE 7 AM SAT TRACE
...PARK COUNTY...
***** STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS ***** TIME SNOWFALL
PRAY 10.7 SE 9 AM SAT 12.0 IN
WILSALL 12.7 ENE 1 AM SAT 6.0 IN
WILSALL 12.3 NE 1 AM SAT 3.0 IN
LIVINGSTON 12 S 6 PM SAT 2.5 IN
LIVINGSTON 6.6 ESE 7 AM SAT 2.0 IN
COOKE CITY 3.0 N 1 AM SAT 1.0 IN
WILSALL 0.3 NW 7 AM SAT 0.9 IN
GARDINER 0.7 NW 7 AM SAT 0.5 IN
...POWDER RIVER COUNTY...
***** STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS ***** TIME SNOWFALL
SONNETTE 7.3 SSW 8 PM SAT 14.1 IN
BIDDLE 8.2 WSW 6 PM SAT 10.0 IN
BROADUS 14 SSE 2 PM SAT 10.0 IN
ASHLAND 15 E 12 PM SAT 7.0 IN
MOORHEAD 9.5 NE 6 PM SAT 5.0 IN
BROADUS 18.8 NNW 7 AM SAT 4.0 IN
BIDDLE 1 E 6 AM SAT 4.0 IN
...ROSEBUD COUNTY...
***** STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS ***** TIME SNOWFALL
LAME DEER 3.0 E 1 AM SAT 12.0 IN
FORSYTH 5.2 NW 12 PM SAT 3.0 IN
COLSTRIP 19.8 ESE 6 PM SAT 3.0 IN
MELSTONE 5.7 E 7 AM SAT 3.0 IN
FORSYTH 0.4 NNE 10 PM SAT 2.0 IN
INGOMAR 9 E 6 AM SAT 1.1 IN
COLSTRIP 1.0 N 8 AM SAT 0.5 IN
...SHERIDAN COUNTY...
***** STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS ***** TIME SNOWFALL
STORY 5 W 3 PM SAT 9.0 IN
STORY 0.9 W 6 AM SAT 8.0 IN
STORY 2.1 WSW 8 AM SAT 7.5 IN
STORY 2.1 W 7 AM SAT 6.0 IN
BIG HORN 4 SW 11 AM SAT 5.5 IN
BIG HORN 0.8 W 8 AM SAT 1.4 IN
CLEARMONT 5.1 NNE 7 AM SAT 1.2 IN
BURGESS JUNCTION 6.7 ESE 1 AM SAT 1.0 IN
SHERIDAN 13.8 NNE 7 AM SAT 0.5 IN
SHERIDAN 3.4 SSW 7 AM SAT 0.5 IN
BIG HORN 0.3 ESE 7 AM SAT 0.5 IN
SHERIDAN 1.7 NW 8 AM SAT 0.1 IN
DAYTON 0.3 N 7 AM SAT TRACE
...STILLWATER COUNTY...
***** STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS ***** TIME SNOWFALL
FISHTAIL 18.1 SW 4 PM SAT 11.0 IN
COLUMBUS 7.2 E 7 AM SAT 0.5 IN
...SWEET GRASS COUNTY...
***** STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS ***** TIME SNOWFALL
NYE 13.6 W 1 AM SAT 7.0 IN
NYE 15.7 SW 1 AM SAT 5.0 IN
MELVILLE 4.7 W 6 PM SAT TRACE
...WHEATLAND COUNTY...
***** STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS ***** TIME SNOWFALL
JUDITH GAP 7 AM SAT 4.0 IN
...YELLOWSTONE COUNTY...
***** STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS ***** TIME SNOWFALL
HUNTLEY 11 SE 5 AM SAT 6.0 IN
BILLINGS 4.5 NE 8 AM SAT 1.0 IN
POMPEYS PILLAR 14.6 N 7 AM SAT 0.9 IN
BILLINGS 2.6 NW 11 PM FRI 0.3 IN
BILLINGS 3.9 SW 11 PM FRI 0.1 IN
BILLINGS 5.1 S 7 AM SAT TRACE
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Environment, Precipitation, and Wind Gusts
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| Figure 1: 4/23/22 12Z 500 MB Analysis | Figure 2: 4/23/22 12Z Surface Analysis | Figure 3: 4/23/22 12Z Rapid City, SD Sounding |
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| Figure 4: Total liquid precipitation (including melted snow) from 4/22 through 4/25. | Figure 5 : 4/24/22 24hr maximum wind gusts ending at 1 PM April 24th. |
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