High Wind — Cascade County Below 5000ft, Montana
2023-03-14 · Cascade County Below 5000ft, Montana
53 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
NWS employee via ambient weather station measured 61 mph wind gust near 6 W Sand Coulee.
Wider weather episode
A Pacific weather system arrived from the west and ushered in an unsettled weather pattern that persisted through mid-week. Strong wind occurred along the Rocky Mountain Front and portions of Central and Southwest Montana. Heavy snow also developed along the immediate eastern slopes of the Continental Divide and the southwestern mountains.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1084019. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.