High Wind in Eastern Glacier, Montana

High Wind February 28, 2022 · Eastern Glacier, Montana

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

ASOS station KCTB Cut Bank Airport measured multiple gusts exceeding 58 mph, including a gust to 62 mph. The first gust meeting criteria was 11 minutes before the warning was valid.

The wider storm

Strong westerly flow aloft resulted resulted in gusty downslope winds in the afternoon Feb 28. The surface pressure gradient strengthened along the Rocky Mountain Front and central Montana, which helped translate the winds aloft down to the surface.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1011853. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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