High Wind in Eastern Pondera, Montana

High Wind January 11, 2022 · Eastern Pondera, Montana

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station 5 N Ledger measured a 55 kt (63 mph) non-thunderstorm wind gust.

The wider storm

Westerly flow aloft became more established over the Northern Rockies as 50 kt + H700 winds were brought to the surface by diurnal mixing and surface pressure gradients.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1002866. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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