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High Wind in Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana

High Wind January 21, 2026 · Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station MTM37 19.9 N Zurich (MT-MESO) measured a 65 mph wind gust.

The wider storm

An upper air disturbance brought strong low level winds to the Hi-line during the early morning hours. These winds were able to mix down to the surface, developing isolated high winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1307602. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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