High Wind — Cascade County Below 5000ft, Montana
2025-12-10 to 2025-12-11 · Cascade County Below 5000ft, Montana
55 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Mesonet station MTM76 Cascade E, MT Mesonet station Sun River SE, official NWS Great Falls obs (RSOIS), and ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport all measured wind gusts of 58 mph of or greater, including a peak gust of 63 mph at Cascade E and Sun River SE.
Wider weather episode
Another shortwave parading across the Northern Rockies within a zonal flow aloft promoted another windy period December 10th into the 11th. While the strongest gusts were more isolated than previous events, there were still plenty of reports along and near the Continental Divide.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1299083. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.