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High Wind in Cascade County Below 5000ft, Montana
High Wind February 26, 2026 · Cascade County Below 5000ft, Montana
What the National Weather Service wrote
RSOIS equipment at NWS Great Falls measured a 67 mph gust. Additional sensors in this zone that measured criteria winds/gusts include ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport, AWOS stations KGFA Malmstrom AFB and K1AM Alpha, and Montana mesonet stations Belt NW Cascade E MDA.
The wider storm
Strong zonal flow aloft combined with cold frontal passage, a strong pressure gradient, and ridgetop stability combined to result in an extended stretch of strong winds across the region February 26th into the 27th.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1317171. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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