High Wind — Central and Se Phillips, Montana
2024-10-04 · Central and Se Phillips, Montana
65 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A peak wind gust of 75 mph was measured at the Saco S. mesonet site. Other notable wind gusts were 67 mph at the Malta Handar site (GGWML) at 8:56 PM, 66 mph at Malta West MDA mesonet site (MTM69) at 8:45 PM, 66 mph at the Malta Airport AWOS (KM75) at 8:55 PM, and 66 mph at Malta W Agrimet mesonet site 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 1208183. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.