High Wind in Madison River Valley, Montana

High Wind April 15, 2026 · Madison River Valley, Montana

40 mph

Measured sustained (35 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Both AWOS station KEKS Ennis Airport and mesonet MTNOR Norris Hill measured sustained winds averaging 40 mph over an hour.

The wider storm

Respectably strong southerly flow aloft on the western edge of a ridge combined with a modest pressure gradient to result in strong sustained winds in the Madison River Valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1330140. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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