High Wind — Central and Southern Valley, Montana

2024-10-04 · Central and Southern Valley, Montana

Event narrative

The public reported, via Facebook, multiple branches down in their yard, the front step moved away from the house, and a portion of their garage wall moved out. Picture is on social media. Time is estimated.

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 1209629. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.