High Wind in Little Rocky Mountains, Montana

High Wind May 6, 2024 – May 7, 2024 · Little Rocky Mountains, Montana

72 mph

Measured gust (63 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Across the Little Rocky Mountains, intermittent wind speeds of at least 40 mph began in the early nighttime hours on the 6th and lasted until the afternoon of the 7th. The peak wind gust of 73 mph was recorded at the Malta South US-191 DOT site (MTMAL) at 6:30 AM on May 7th.

The wider storm

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 1168750. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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