High Wind — Petroleum, Montana

2024-05-07 · Petroleum, Montana

Event narrative

A peak wind gust of 68 mph was recorded at 2:46 PM on May 7th at the Winnett Handar site (GGWWT).

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 1168748. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.