High Wind — Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton, Montana
2023-08-30 · Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton, Montana
51 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
An ambient weather sensor 4 miles north of Fairfield measured a 59 mph gust.
Wider weather episode
A Pacific cold front resulted in a period of showers and thunderstorms that produced severe caliber winds across most of the forecast area August 29th and into the 30th, initially across western and southwestern areas, spreading northeastward through the overnight period. Behind the Pacific front, zonal flow was sufficiently strong to result in isolated instances of High Wind Warning criteria gusts across the plains of North-central Montana.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1129847. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.