High Wind in Gates of the Mountains, Montana

High Wind December 8, 2025 · Gates of the Mountains, Montana

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trained spotter reported a 61 mph gust very near Silver City.

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 1299070. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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