High Wind in Mountrail, North Dakota

High Wind May 14, 2026 · Mountrail, North Dakota

69 mph

Measured gust (60 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Stanley AWOS reported wind gusts up to 69 mph. Sustained winds were up to 45 mph.

The wider storm

A strong surface low deepened as it moved through North Dakota, leading to high non-thunderstorm wind gusts. By the early afternoon, the strong winds were producing blowing dust and significantly reduced visibility across western North Dakota, with a Blowing Dust Warning and Blowing Dust Advisory issued for much of western and central North Dakota. Visibility was under one quarter of a mile at times. The strongest wind gust reported was 76 mph near Crosby in Divide County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1340115. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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