High Wind — Northern Sweet Grass, Montana

2025-01-20 to 2025-01-21 · Northern Sweet Grass, Montana

Event narrative

Winds gusted as high as 71 mph across the area.

Wider weather episode

A Klondike chinook resulted in very tight pressure gradients across portions of south central Montana. These tight pressure gradients resulted in very strong wind gusts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1225337. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.