Thunderstorm Wind — Toole, Montana

2022-09-03 · near Sweetgrass Ross Arpt, Toole, Montana

Event narrative

Mesonet station MTSWT Sweetgrass reported 50 knot wind gust.

Wider weather episode

Strong upper-level ridging persisted and was the dominated weather feature for several days. Record breaking high temperatures, near single digit RH, and strong winds gusts have led to a Red Flag Warning throughout the 4 days. Numerous fires sparked as a result of incapsulated erratic gusty winds associated with isolated dry thunderstorms. The breakdown of the upper-level ridge, onset of strong winds aloft, and the isolated dry thunderstorms was the trifecta that led to an extreme critical fire weather event.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1051210. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.