High Wind — Little Rocky Mountains, Montana

2024-10-04 · Little Rocky Mountains, Montana

Event narrative

A peak wind gust of 79 mph was measured at the 9 E Zortman Matador Ranch mesonet site. Other notable wind gusts include 68 mph at Zortman 1E mesonet site (ALDM8) at 9:32 PM and 67 mph at BLM Zortman E mesonet site (MTM38) at 10:15 PM.

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 1208182. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.