Strong Wind — West Glacier Region, Montana

2025-12-08 to 2025-12-09 · West Glacier Region, Montana

Event narrative

Strong winds impacted the canyon regions early on December 6, with valley gusts reaching 50 to 55 mph and mountain peaks seeing gusts between 60 and 80 mph. At 0255MST, a tree was blown into a power line in the Coram area, contributing to outages for approximately 400 customers between Martin City and Essex.

Wider weather episode

A cold front brought strong gusty winds across northwest Montana. Scattered power outages and a few trees were brought down because of the winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1304371. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.