High Wind in Southern High Plains, Montana

High Wind December 8, 2025 – December 9, 2025 · Southern High Plains, Montana

85 mph

Measured gust (74 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Three sensors measured gusts in excess of 75 mph, including Chouteau South MT DOT, Dellwo DELMT, and Hodgkiss HODMT. The peak gust observed was 85 mph, measured at Chouteau South.

The wider storm

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 1299065. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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