Cold/Wind Chill — Blackfoot Region, Montana

2006-02-16 to 2006-02-17 · Blackfoot Region, Montana

Wider weather episode

An arctic push with strong winds brought extremely cold wind chills to most of Western Montana. Wind chill readings as cold as -40 to -50 degrees were fairly common across the area. Reports of water pipes breaking as a result of extreme cold temperatures were also commonplace.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5492476. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.