High Wind in Northern High Plains, Montana

High Wind March 16, 2026 – March 17, 2026 · Northern High Plains, Montana

78 mph

Measured gust (68 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Montana Mesonet Wetzel meadured a 78 mph wind gust. A few other weather stations: Mesonet station MTBRN Two Medicine Bridge, Mesonet station MTBWG Browning, and Dog Gun Lake MT Mesonet also reported high wind gusts.

The wider storm

The breakdown of an upper-level ridge brought increased wind speeds aloft. These winds mixed to the surface along the Rocky Mountain Front on the morning of the 16th, spreading out to mainly the North-Central plains by the afternoon. The peak winds occurred on the morning of the 17th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1318436. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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