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High Wind in Southern Rocky Mountain Front, Montana
High Wind March 19, 2026 · Southern Rocky Mountain Front, Montana
What the National Weather Service wrote
Ambient weather station. Upper Elk Creek KMTAUGUS3 measured a 71 mph wind gust. Ambient weather station Goss Ranch KMTAUGUS4 and Mesonet station Gleason RAWS also measured high wind gusts.
The wider storm
Strong westerly winds aloft were able to mix down to the surface during peak afternoon heating coincident with mountain wave activity, leading to impactful high winds along the Rocky Mountain Front. Isolated instances of high winds spread farther east to the adjacent plains.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1319523. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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