High Wind — Gallatin Valley, Montana

2024-02-26 · Gallatin Valley, Montana

Event narrative

Ambient weather station (Sourdough Ridge) 2 SSE of Bozeman measured a 63 mph wind gust.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1153759. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.