High Wind — Beartooth Foothills, Montana

2025-02-23 · Beartooth Foothills, Montana

Event narrative

Winds gusted up to 79 mph across the area.

Wider weather episode

A tight surface pressure gradient, combined with strong winds aloft that mixed down to the surface, resulted in high wind gusts across the western portions of the Billings Forecast Area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1237182. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.