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High Wind in Northern High Plains, Montana
High Wind December 2, 2024 · Northern High Plains, Montana
What the National Weather Service wrote
Montana Mesonet station Dog Gun Lake E (acedoggu) measured a 68 mph gust. Additionally, mesonet station MTBWG Browning (MT DOT) measured multiple 58 mph gusts.
The wider storm
Although upper level ridging was building in from the west across the Northern Rockies, a strong pressure gradient and a ridgetop inversion supportive of mountain wave activity resulted in strong winds and gusts along the Rocky Mountain Front.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1219410. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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