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High Wind in Upper Blackfoot and Macdonald Pass, Montana

High Wind January 31, 2026 · Upper Blackfoot and Macdonald Pass, Montana

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station MTFPS Flesher Pass measured a 59 mph wind gust.

The wider storm

An upper-level disturbance moving through the region brought strong winds aloft. These stronger winds were able to mix down to the surface mostly along the Rocky Mountain Front, with isolated strong winds across the North-Central MT plains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1308911. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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