As of 4:00 a.m. two school districts in western Montana have announced that they will be closed today due to heavy snow, and several others will be delaying the start of their school days.
Sunday night into Monday morning, February 24. residents all over western Montana were anxiously watching the sky, waiting for a highly anticipated snow event. They were not disappointed.
The National Weather Service has declared a winter storm warning until 11 a.m. on Friday, February 21.
Intern Meteorologist Genki Kino said a number of heavy snow bands have been moving across the Missoula and Bitterroot valleys overnight...
The National Weather Service reported on Sunday morning, February 9, that the perfect combination of temperature and moisture met at about midnight, and dumped from five to 13 inches of snow on Western Montana.