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

2025-12-08 · Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera, Montana

Event narrative

Two sensors measured criteria gusts or sustained winds, including ASOS station KCTB Cut Bank Airport and MT mesonet station Mission Lake S. The peak observed gust was 74 mph at the ASOS in Cut Bank.

Wider weather episode

Strong zonal flow coinciding with the passage of a shortwave trough was translated to the surface, primarily during the evening of the 8th and into the 9th over the plains and adjacent areas. The strongest winds were more isolated east of I-15 over the plains, but did occur.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1299062. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.