High Wind — Eastern Roosevelt, Montana

2024-10-05 · Eastern Roosevelt, Montana

Event narrative

For multiple sites across Eastern Roosevelt County, sustained winds of 40 mph or more were common from late morning to early evening. A peak wind gust of 65 mph was recorded at the 11:45 AM at the US-2 Stateline DOT site and at Froid NE MDA mesonet site (MTM81) at 3:30 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 1208371. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.