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High Wind in Western and Central Chouteau County, Montana
High Wind May 14, 2026 · Western and Central Chouteau County, Montana
What the National Weather Service wrote
Mesonet station MTM02 10.2 S Loma (MT-MESO) measured a 63 mph wind gust. Montana Mesonet site Fort Benton E measured an average sustained wind of 41 mph between 9:15am to 12:30pm MDT and Montana Mesonet site Frenchman Ridge measured an average sustained wind of 40 mph between 9:00am to 12:00pm 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 1336954. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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