High Wind — Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera, Montana
2025-01-10 · Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera, Montana
50 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
ASOS sttion KCTB Cut Bank Airport measured two 58 mph gusts. Additionally, Montana mesonet station Mission Lake S (ACEMISSI) measured sustained winds, averaged over an hour, of 41 mph.
Wider weather episode
Upper level troughing initially brought a round of strong winds across Central and North-central Montana before the event transitioned to a long duration snowfall event, mostly for the mountains and northerly upslope areas of Central Montana. Areas in the Bears Paw and around Lewistown received 2 feet of new snow or more.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1228305. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.