High Wind in Northern High Plains, Montana

High Wind February 26, 2026 · Northern High Plains, Montana

96 mph

Measured gust (83 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Four sensors measured strong winds/gusts in this zone, including Montana mesonet stations Dog Gun Lake E and Wetzel NE, and MT DOT sensors MTBRN Two Medicine Bridge and MTBWG Browning. The peak observed gust was 96 mph at Dog Gun Lake E, with Two Medicine Bridge not far behind at 93 mph along US-2.

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 1317191. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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