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Event Details
| Event | Blizzard |
| State | MONTANA |
| County/Area | PRAIRIE |
| WFO | GGW |
| Begin Date | 01/02/2009 14:00:00 MST-7 |
| End Date | 01/02/2009 20:00:00 MST-7 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A fast moving Pacific storm system, brought in a cold front. Ahead of the front, strong southeast winds occurred. The winds produced blowing and drifting snow. Behind the front, arctic air moved in producing wind chills between 20 below to 30 below zero. Whiteout conditions were caused by sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph across the region. Wind gusts of over 45 mph were reported in a few locations. |
| Event Narrative | The Big Sheep Mountain RAWS observation site had several hours of observations with sustained winds or frequent wind gusts over 35 mph. Also two to five inches of snow was reported during this time. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| SHERIDAN (ZONE) | SHERIDAN (ZONE) | MT | 01/02/2009 | 05:00 | MST-7 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| EASTERN ROOSEVELT (ZONE) | EASTERN ROOSEVELT (ZONE) | MT | 01/02/2009 | 09:30 | MST-7 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PETROLEUM (ZONE) | PETROLEUM (ZONE) | MT | 01/02/2009 | 12:00 | MST-7 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GARFIELD (ZONE) | GARFIELD (ZONE) | MT | 01/02/2009 | 13:00 | MST-7 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PRAIRIE (ZONE) | PRAIRIE (ZONE) | MT | 01/02/2009 | 14:00 | MST-7 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DAWSON (ZONE) | DAWSON (ZONE) | MT | 01/02/2009 | 16:00 | MST-7 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
