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High Wind in Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains, Montana
High Wind March 16, 2025 · Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains, Montana
68 mph
Measured gust (59 kt)
What the National Weather Service wrote
Mesonet station HRKM8 Harkness RAWS measured a 68 mph wind gust. Time estimated by nearby observations.
The wider storm
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 1242607. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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