High Wind — Prairie, Montana

2024-06-05 · Prairie, Montana

Event narrative

A peak wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at 11:30 AM at the Sheep Mountain MT-253 DOT site.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level jet stream moved across northeast Montana. Some of its strong winds mixed down to the surface causing some damage in Sheridan County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1174804. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.