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High Wind in Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana
High Wind March 17, 2026 · Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana
What the National Weather Service wrote
Mesonet station FBLM8 Fort Belknap RAWS measured a 68 mph wind gust. Montana mesonet Cleveland N also measured a high wind gust.
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 1318558. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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