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High Wind in Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains, Montana
High Wind May 13, 2026 · Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains, Montana
What the National Weather Service wrote
Mesonet station YLWM8 Yellow Mule RAWS measured a 66 mph wind gust. Mesonet station MTM17 BLM - Virginia City also measured a high wind gust.
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 1337097. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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