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High Wind in Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera, Montana

High Wind October 17, 2025 · Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera, Montana

62 mph

Measured gust (54 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

ASOS KCTB Cut Bank Airport, along with Montana mesonet station Mission Lake S both measured criteria gusts (58+ mph) and periods of sustained winds at criteria (40 mph for at least an hour).

The wider storm

Upper level ridging building in behind a departing trough was quickly broken down by another trough diving southeastward from BC/vicinity. Increased mid level flow through the night combined with a building pressure gradient to result in brief instances of strong winds/gusts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1294338. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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