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High Wind in Little Belt and Highwood Mountains, Montana
High Wind February 26, 2026 · Little Belt and Highwood Mountains, Montana
What the National Weather Service wrote
MT DOT sensor MTKIH Kings Hill Pass measured two gusts of 58 mph or greater, including a peak gust of 63 mph. Additionally, RAWS station SFJM8 South Fork Judith measured a 59 mph gust.
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 1317197. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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