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High Wind in Cascade County Below 5000ft, Montana
High Wind January 6, 2026 · Cascade County Below 5000ft, Montana
What the National Weather Service wrote
MT Mesonet Eden NW measured a 65 mph wind gust. A few other site including MT mesonet Belt NW, Mesonet station MTM76 Cascade E Mda, Mesonet station FW1843 Great Falls, and ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport also reported a high 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 1302864. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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