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Winter Weather — Missoula / Bitterroot Valleys, Montana

January 22, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Missoula / Bitterroot Valleys

Event narrative (NOAA)

A fatal crash occurred on US-93 at mile marker 87. The call for the crash was dispatched at 19:47 MST. This crash on the S-curves, south of Missoula, occurred as snow showers were impacting the area. Roads had become snow-covered. Observations from near the area show temperatures dropping from just above freezing to just below around the time of the crash.

Other notable winter weather events in Montana

Southern Rosebud · January 30, 20202 killedSouthern Rosebud · February 19, 20092 killedFlathead/Mission Valleys · December 4, 20141 killedSouthern Lewis And Clark · April 28, 20191 killedNorthern Sweet Grass · November 5, 20191 killedMissoula / Bitterroot Valleys · March 2, 20231 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

Winter Weather — Missoula / Bitterroot Valleys, Montana, January 22, 2023 | DisasterAtlasUSA