High Wind — Northern Sweet Grass, Montana

2022-02-10 · Northern Sweet Grass, Montana

Event narrative

Winds gusted up to 59 mph across the area.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front moved through the Billings Forecast area. Strong pressure rises behind the front, combined with strong winds aloft that mixed to the surface, resulted in widespread high wind gusts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1004525. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.