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High Wind in Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera, Montana
High Wind October 19, 2025 · Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera, Montana
What the National Weather Service wrote
Montana mesonet stations Mission Lake S and Buffalo Lake E both measured criteria sustained winds, with Mission Lake S also measuring criteria gusts. The peak gust at Mission Lake S was 63 mph.
The wider storm
Strengthening cross barrier flow, increased ridgetop stability, and a strengthening pressure gradient combined to result in a period of strong winds along the Rocky Mountain Front beginning early morning October 19. Further south a sufficient pressure gradient allowed for localized high winds at the northern end of the Madison River Valley (Norris Hill).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1294341. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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