High Wind — Central and Southern Valley, Montana
2024-10-04 · Central and Southern Valley, Montana
80 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A peak wind gust of 92 mph was recorded at the Glasgow Airport ASOS (KGGW). This is the all time highest recorded wind gust ever at this location. Other notable gusts were 79 mph recorded at the 7 SW Glasgow mesonet site at 9:40 PM and 73 mph at the Saint Marie site (07MT) at 9:30 AM on October 5th.
Wider weather episode
A powerful cold front, along with light showers, transported very strong upper level winds down to the surface, bringing powerful wind gusts to the region.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1208180. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.