High Wind in Northern High Plains, Montana

High Wind November 10, 2025 · Northern High Plains, Montana

89 mph

Measured gust (77 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station MTBWG Browning (MT DOT) reported a 87 mph wind gust. It also reported an average sustained wind of 61 mph between 10:15 and 14:30 MST. Mesonet station SHBM Browning, and Mesonet station BGRM8 Browning RAWS also reported high winds gusts. Wetzel NE (Montana Mesonet), Mesonet station MTBRN Two Medicine Bridge (MT DOT), Dupuyer N (MT Mesonet), and Dog Gun Lake (MT Mesonet) also reported both high wind gusts and high sustained winds.

The wider storm

An upper level ridge broke down, bringing strong winds aloft. A strong pressure gradient and mountain wave activity helped mix down these strong winds along the Rocky Mountain Front.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1298400. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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