High Wind in Eastern Glacier, Montana

High Wind March 15, 2022 · Eastern Glacier, Montana

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

ASOS Station KCTB Cut Bank Airport 61 mph (53 knots) non-thunderstorm wind gust.

The wider storm

A passing shortwave trough brought strong westerly flow aloft and lee side troughing for another round of strong gusty winds along the Rocky Mountain Front and portions of the plains. H700 winds up to 50 kts were transferred to the surface by the surface pressure gradient resulting from the lee side trough.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1015555. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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