High Wind — Little Rocky Mountains, Montana

2024-05-06 to 2024-05-07 · Little Rocky Mountains, Montana

Event narrative

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.

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 1168750. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.