High Wind in Northern High Plains, Montana

High Wind January 21, 2025 · Northern High Plains, Montana

76 mph

Measured gust (66 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Montana mesonet site Dog Gun Lake E measured a 76 mph gust in addition to measuring sustained winds, averaged over an hour, of 50 mph.

The wider storm

The combination of an increasing pressure gradient, cross barrier flow, and an upper level wave resulted in a period of falling and blowing snow, most notable from the Little Belts eastward through Fergus County, where blizzard conditions were observed on the 22nd. On the front end of the event, strong winds were observed from Cut Bank westward toward the Northern Rocky Mountain Front.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1226788. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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