A series of storm systems moved in off the Pacific during the last week of January and affected all of northeast Montana.  In addition to snow, strong wind combined with very cold temperatures to produce wind chill readings of 40 to 60 below zero at times.  Most of northeast Montana received between one and two feet of snow. The strong wind produced considerable blowing and drifting snow at times.  The first storm moved into the area on the 24th, and continued into the morning hours of the 25th, producing 3 to 8 inches of snow across the area. The heaviest amounts of snow fell across Valley, Roosevelt, Daniels and Sheridan Counties where locally up to 8 inches of snow fell. Northeast winds, which gusted to 35 mph at times, created blizzard conditions, and produced numerous reports from spotters of snowdrifts several feet deep. The strong wind also caused the wind chill to drop to between 20 and 30 below across much of the area on the night of the 24th into the morning hours of the 25th. The next storm system moved into the area on the 26th, and snow developed across northeast Montana during the evening hours of the 26th and continued through the 27th.  3 to 6 inches of of snow accumulated across northeast Montana, with local amounts of up to 8 inches.  In addition, the combination of temperatures of between 10 and 25 below zero and northwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph produced wind chills of between 40 and 60 below across all of northeast Montana.  The strong wind produced considerable blowing and drifting of the snow which created blizzard conditions at times. The wind chills remained between 40 and 60 below during much of the night of the 27th into the early morning of the 28th.  Another storm system quickly followed on the 28th, spreading snow back across northeast Montana during the day, and produced another 2 to 6 inches of snow.  The combination of the snowfall and 15 to 25 mph winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow. In addition, sub-zero temperatures combined with 15 to 25 mph winds to produce wind chills of 30 to 50 below zero. Many roads were again closed or open to emergency travel only. Yet another storm quickly followed late on the 29th into the 30th, producing several inches of additional snow across northeast Montana.  By the evening of the 30th, most roads across northeast Montana were closed or open to emergency travel only. Winds of 10 to 25 mph produced considerable blowing and drifting snow, and produced wind chills of 30 to 50 below zero.  The snow diminished during the night of the 30th, but strong wind and snow lingered along the North Dakota border into the morning hours of the 31st.  By the time the last storm system moved out of the area by the morning of the 31st, there were numerous reports of snowdrifts several feet deep with reports of snowdrifts of up to 20 to 25 feet in the vicinity of Plentywood. Below are some selected snowfall totals during the last week of January.Glasgow: 23.9 inchesMalta: 20.0 inchesPlentywood: 16.3 inchesNashua: 16.0 inchesPort of Morgan: 11.0 inches

Winter Storm in NORTHERN PHILLIPS, MONTANA
From 24-JAN-04 06:00:00 to 31-JAN-04 12:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in NORTHERN VALLEY, MONTANA
From 24-JAN-04 06:00:00 to 31-JAN-04 12:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in PETROLEUM, MONTANA
From 24-JAN-04 06:00:00 to 31-JAN-04 12:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in PRAIRIE, MONTANA
From 24-JAN-04 06:00:00 to 31-JAN-04 12:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in RICHLAND, MONTANA
From 24-JAN-04 06:00:00 to 31-JAN-04 12:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SHERIDAN, MONTANA
From 24-JAN-04 06:00:00 to 31-JAN-04 12:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WESTERN ROOSEVELT, MONTANA
From 24-JAN-04 06:00:00 to 31-JAN-04 12:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WIBAUX, MONTANA
From 24-JAN-04 06:00:00 to 31-JAN-04 12:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in CENTRAL AND SE PHILLIPS, MONTANA
From 24-JAN-04 06:00:00 to 31-JAN-04 12:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY, MONTANA
From 24-JAN-04 06:00:00 to 31-JAN-04 12:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in DANIELS, MONTANA
From 24-JAN-04 06:00:00 to 31-JAN-04 12:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in DAWSON, MONTANA
From 24-JAN-04 06:00:00 to 31-JAN-04 12:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in EASTERN ROOSEVELT, MONTANA
From 24-JAN-04 06:00:00 to 31-JAN-04 12:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in GARFIELD, MONTANA
From 24-JAN-04 06:00:00 to 31-JAN-04 12:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, MONTANA
From 24-JAN-04 06:00:00 to 31-JAN-04 12:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in MCCONE, MONTANA
From 24-JAN-04 06:00:00 to 31-JAN-04 12:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER