Cold/Wind Chill — Western Roosevelt, Montana

2023-01-29 to 2023-01-30 · Western Roosevelt, Montana

Event narrative

At the McDonald's MT-13 DOT site (MTMCD), temperatures in the teens below zero and breezy winds created a peak wind chill of -40 at 9:30 PM on the 29th, and again from 3:16 AM to 3:26 AM on the 30th.

Wider weather episode

An Arctic air mass along with breezy conditions led to cold wind chills across the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1074776. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.