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High Wind in Judith Basin County and Judith Gap, Montana
High Wind February 17, 2026 · Judith Basin County and Judith Gap, Montana
What the National Weather Service wrote
Mesonet station MTM47 Benchland measured two gusts of 58 mph or greater, including a peak of 61 mph. Additionally, AWOS station K1CM Charlie measured a 60 mph gust.
The wider storm
A strengthening upper level trough across CA and vicinity sent an embedded wave northeastward toward the Northern Rockies Feb 17, which resulted in surface low pressure developing and moving across Southwest Montana. This resulted in a strong cold front progressing through the area, bringing brief snow squalls, synoptic high winds, localized impactful snow, and very cold wind chills to various portions of the region into Feb 18.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1317044. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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