High Wind in Northern High Plains, Montana

High Wind January 16, 2025 · Northern High Plains, Montana

77 mph

Measured gust (67 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Many, many stations measured strong winds and gusts in this zone, including mesonet station Wetzel (MT mesonet), which measured a 77 mph gust.

The wider storm

An upper level ridge was broken down across the region, resulting in strong zonal flow aloft. These stronger winds aloft were translated to the surface along the Rocky Mountain Front, adjacent plains, and across portions of the MT-200 corridor.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1240213. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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