High Wind in Madison River Valley, Montana

High Wind February 26, 2024 · Madison River Valley, Montana

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station MTNOR Norris Hill (MT DOT) measured multiple gusts of 58 mph or greater, including a peak gust of 60 mph.

The wider storm

Strong zonal to southwesterly flow ahead of a Canadian cold front mixed to the surface across western plains and portions of Central and Southwest Montana. Strong pressure rises behind the Canadian front also resulted in strong winds across the plains of North-central Montana before subsiding on the 26th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1153751. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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