High Wind in Southern High Plains, Montana

High Wind November 17, 2024 · Southern High Plains, Montana

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station MTM49 NE CHouteau (Montana Mesonet) measured a 58 mph gust.

The wider storm

Although the region was between systems, strong cross barrier flow along the Rocky Mountain Front and a modest ridgetop inversion resulted in mountain waves over the adjacent plains. Additionally, strong winds below the inversion in and around Great Falls were translated to the surface over multiple hours the morning of the 17th, with gusts in excess of 70 mph observed at the Great Falls Airport.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1219250. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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