All Missoula remembers the tragic avalanche that swept down Mount Jumbo in 2014 that destroyed homes, took one life and injured several others, including children.
The avalanche watch continues on Mount Jumbo and will intensify as temperatures warm and the slabs of snow on the mountain begin to collapse and shift.
As the temperatures begin to warm this week, the many layers of snow piled on the sides of Mt. Jumbo will begin to shift, so authorities are watching closely while the area is still closed to the public.
With over a dozen deaths attributed to avalanches this winter, KGVO News spoke with Steve Karkanen, Director of the Western Montana Avalanche Center about the current alert level in the Missoula area.
"We've had 14 people die in avalanches just in the month of January alone," Karkanen said...
One year has passed since the fatal urban avalanche in the Rattlesnake area in Missoula February 28, 2014.
Friday was a busy time in Missoula Justice Court, with three high profile cases appearing before Judge Marie Anderson.
Winter weather advisory from 2 pm today through 11 am tomorrow.
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Western Montana health officials are waiting to see if anyone in the state is diagnosed with measles, since some cases were reported in neighboring Idaho.
When Missoula's first urban avalanche came roaring down Mount Jumbo on February 28, trapping three people, hundreds of volunteers worked for days at the scene.
What has come to be known as an urban avalanche on February 28, was caused by human activity on Mount Jumbo that resulted in one fatality and two others buried under the slide that destroyed two homes.