High Wind — Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera, Montana
2025-04-08 · Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera, Montana
35 MS
Magnitude
Event narrative
ASOS station KCTB Cut Bank Airport measured sustained winds, averaged over more than an hour, of 40 mph. MT mesonet sensor Mission Lake S also measured sustained winds averaged over an hour of 40 mph.
Wider weather episode
A persistent southwesterly flow aloft briefly strengthened April 8, resulting in localized gusts in excess of 55 mph and sustained winds around 40 mph. The strongest gusts were a bit less isolated in Liberty county, with two sensors there reporting gusts in excess of 58 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1258057. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.