High Wind in Southern High Plains, Montana

High Wind January 6, 2026 · Southern High Plains, Montana

68 mph

Measured gust (59 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wunderground sensor KMTAUGUS3 Upper Elk Creek measured a 68 mph wind gust.

The wider storm

An upper level trough brought strong winds aloft. The timing of these stronger winds aloft coincided with deep daytime mixing in the atmosphere, which brought those stronger winds to the surface across mostly North-Central MT.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1301872. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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