High Wind — Garfield, Montana

2024-05-07 · Garfield, Montana

Event narrative

A peak wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at 11:08 AM on May 7th at the South Sawmill Creek RAWS site (SSMM8).

Wider weather episode

A strong low pressure system moving to the south of the region, set up a steep pressure gradient that brought strong and gusty winds to portions of northeast Montana.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1168747. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.