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High Wind in Western and Central Chouteau County, Montana

High Wind January 8, 2025 · Western and Central Chouteau County, Montana

58 mph
Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet sensor MTM02 (MT-MESO) 10.2 miles south of Loma measured a 58 mph gust.

The wider storm

Upper level ridging across the Northern Rockies was broken down by a shortwave dropping SE from Canada. Strong winds aloft combined with an increasing pressure gradient resulted in a few areas of high winds, mostly in and around Cut Bank.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1228222. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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