High Wind in Eastern Glacier, Montana

High Wind March 12, 2022 · Eastern Glacier, Montana

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

BFAM station at 12 WNW Cut Bank measured a 51 kt (59 mph) non-thunderstorm wind gust.

The wider storm

Strong westerly flow aloft combined with a tightening surface pressure gradient brought strong winds to the Rocky Mountain Front and the plains. H700 winds topped 70 kts, ranging between 3 to 4 standard deviations above climatology.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1012190. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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