High Wind — Hill County, Montana

2022-12-25 · Hill County, Montana

Event narrative

Mesonet station EW1937 Goldstone measured a lone gust of 58 mph early Christmas morning.

Wider weather episode

An upper wave combined with strong mid level zonal flow resulted in a period of strong winds across the North-central Montana plains. Given recently fallen snowfall along the Rocky Mountain Front, ground blizzard conditions occurred.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1069790. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.