High Wind in Southern High Plains, Montana

Montana mesonet station Bynum W measured a 78 mph gust. Other sensors measuring strong winds or gusts include Salmond Ranch Salmt, Delmt Dellwo, MTPND Pendfory MT Dot, MTCTS Chouteau S MT Dot, HODMT Hodgkiss, and RICMT Rice Ridge.

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.