High Wind in Northern Blaine County, Montana

High Wind December 8, 2024 · Northern Blaine County, Montana

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station MTM48 Chinook E - MDA measured a 59 mph gust.

The wider storm

An upper level ridge across the Northern Rockies was flattened by a potent shortwave over Dec 6-8 timeframe. Initially stout zonal mid-level flow was aided by a strengthening pressure gradient to result in quite a few strong winds gusts over the multi-day period. Adequate moistures resulted in locally heavy snow along the Rocky Mountain Front and into Central Montana by Dec 9.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1221273. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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