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High Wind in Cascade County Below 5000ft, Montana
High Wind April 7, 2026 · Cascade County Below 5000ft, Montana
What the National Weather Service wrote
ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport measured a 61 mph gust. Additionally, Montana mesonet station Sun River SE measured sustained winds, over 70 minutes, averaging 42 mph. Montana mesonet station Cascade E MDA measured a 59 mph gust.
The wider storm
Strong upper level troughing diving southeastward from central BC toward southern AB/SK resulted in a sharp transition to strong zonal flow aloft across the Northern Rockies April 7. Favorable timing of the system, arriving during the day, allowed for daytime mixing to translate stronger gusts to the surface in many areas.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1317253. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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