High Wind in Northern High Plains, Montana

High Wind October 26, 2025 · Northern High Plains, Montana

49 mph

Measured sustained (43 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

MT DOT sensor in Browning measured sustained winds, averaged over an hour, of 50 mph.

The wider storm

Strong cross barrier flow developed along the Rocky Mountain Front the morning of the 26th behind a cold front that passed through the prior evening. Areas along the Northern Rocky Mountain Front out to Cut Bank were the gustiest, though given the higher criteria west of Cut Bank, only one zone had a High Wind Warning Issued.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1294348. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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