High Wind in Northern High Plains, Montana

High Wind January 11, 2026 – January 12, 2026 · Northern High Plains, Montana

89 mph

Measured gust (77 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station MTBRN Two Medicine Bridge (MT DOT) measured an 89 mph wind gust and measured an average high sustained wind of 60 mph on the 12th between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM MST. A few other stations measured high wind gusts and sustained winds during the period.

The wider storm

An upper-level disturbance moving through the region brought strong winds aloft and strengthened the surface pressure gradient along the Rocky Mountain Front. This brought a period of high winds to the Rocky Mountain Front on the 11th. These stronger winds aloft progressed east across the plains on the 12th, which brought high winds to North-Central MT, primarily along the Montana Highway 200 Corridor.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1304944. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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