High Wind in Northern Blaine County, Montana

High Wind May 14, 2026 · Northern Blaine County, Montana

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station MTM52 7.1 SE Hogeland (MT-MESO) measured a 65 mph wind gust. Mesonet station MTM37 19.9 N Zurich (MT-MESO) and Mesonet station BFTM 4.4 E Hogeland (AGRIMET) also measured high wind gusts. Montana Mesonet Savoy SW measured an average sustained wind of 41 mph between 11:15am to 1:20pm MDT.

The wider storm

A trough brought an increase in southerly winds aloft on the 13th. This combined with a strongly unstable atmosphere brought severe thunderstorms producing scattered severe wind gusts across the region. High synoptic wind gusts also accompanied thunderstorms on the 13th and 14th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1336947. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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