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High Wind in Upper Blackfoot and Macdonald Pass, Montana

High Wind December 16, 2025 · Upper Blackfoot and Macdonald Pass, Montana

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station Mtfps Flesher Pass MTDOT measured a 59 mph gust.

The wider storm

Strong zonal flow ahead of an initial shortwave during the afternoon of the 15th was translated to the surface through early on the 16th. These winds were stronger and more widespread than the previous event a day prior, but paled in comparison to the winds that developed just a day or so later on the 17th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1303318. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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