High Wind — Madison River Valley, Montana

2025-03-16 · Madison River Valley, Montana

Event narrative

Mesonet station MTNOR Norris Hill (MT DOT) measured high sustained winds, averaged to 41 mph for an hour.

Wider weather episode

Increasing southwesterly mid-level flow on the order of 45 to 60 kts ahead of a crossing cold front resulted in strong to high winds across Southwest MT as the front crossed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1242601. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.