High Wind in Eastern Pondera, Montana

High Wind April 4, 2022 – April 5, 2022 · Eastern Pondera, Montana

72 mph

Measured gust (63 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple sensors measured gusts of 58 mph or greater, including an ambient weather station at Bartsch Farms which measured a gust of 73 mph.

The wider storm

A deepening shortwave trough passed over the Northern Rockies. The dynamics with this system were rather impressive, complete with 50 to 70 kt mid-level flow and a strong cold front with H700 temperatures in the -10 to -15C range.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1016102. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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