High Wind in Eastern Pondera, Montana

High Wind March 15, 2022 · Eastern Pondera, Montana

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Personal Weather Station 2 WNW Valier report 58.2 mph (50 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 1015556. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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