HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A storm has dumped as much as 4 feet of snow on northwest Montana, blocking major highways and isolating one town.
Officials said roads in and out of the town of Browning — just east of Glacier National Park — were closed Wednesday and schools were closed by the heavy snow.
Farther east, the National Weather Service said 2 feet of snow had fallen near Cut Bank.
The Montana Department of Transportation said Interstate 15 was closed for about 75 miles from near Great Falls to near Shelby, along with several other highways in the region.
Weather service meteorologist Jonathan Suk said in Great Falls that the heavy snow was produced by moist air coming in from the Oregon coast and colliding with cold air flowing south out of Canada.
State and Nation
Up to 4 feet of snow in Mont. closes highways
- State and Nation
-
-
Man in crane at Texas college says he's armed
Police say the man climbed the 150-foot crane late Monday morning.
-
Obama to honor fallen troops on Memorial Day
The president was to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, and then commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
-
Dragon arrives at space station in historic first
Astronauts Donald Pettit and Andre Kuipers used the space station's robot arm to snare the Dragon after a few hours of extra maneuvering.
-
U.S. forecasters: 9 to 15 storms in hurricane season
Though this season isn't expected to be as busy as last year's above-average season, federal officials warned coastal residents to start stocking up on hurricane supplies and forming evacuation plans anyway.
- Alabama students below national average in reading
- Alabama 10th highest in rate of injury deaths
- Gen .Wheeler's Pond Spring home reopens Saturday
- State memorial to War on Terror victims updated
- Seafood industry fighting for life on coast
-
Military leaders, Clinton push for sea treaty
The United States is the only major nation that has refused to sign the treaty, which has been endorsed by 161 countries and the European Union.
- More State and Nation Headlines
-
Man in crane at Texas college says he's armed


