High Wind in Eastern Toole and Liberty, Montana

Multiple sensors in this zone measured gusts at or in excess of 58 mph, including mesonet station GW2412 Hill 2 SW which measured a peak gust of 66 mph. Additional sensors that measured criteria gusts include GW4063 Eagle Creek Colony, GW3478 TCTiber, and GW0659 Grassy Butte 2SE.

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.