High Wind in Western and Central Chouteau County, Montana

Montana mesonet station Frenchman Ridge measured a 70 mph wind gust. Multiple other weather stations also measured high wind gusts. Mesonet station MTLOM Loma measured an average sustained wind of 47 mph between 4:31 AM and 6:00 AM MST.

A complex, multi-day weather system moved across the region bringing rounds of wind, snow, and when combined, blizzard conditions. Strong winds aloft brought a round of high winds to the region beginning late on the 11th through the 12th. A low pressure system with a cold front pushed south through the 12th, ending the high wind threat, but bringing a heavy snow threat to the mountains and lower elevations of North-Central MT. The front then stalled, continuing periods of heavy snow through the 14th when gusty winds developed across the I-15 and MT Highway 200 corridor which led to blizzard conditions.