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High Wind in Southwestern Yellowstone, Montana

High Wind October 22, 2019 · Southwestern Yellowstone, Montana

62 mph

Measured gust (54 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds gusted to 62 mph at the Billings airport.

The wider storm

A very strong cold front and jet stream moved across south central and southeast Montana during the afternoon and early evening hours of the 22nd. This, combined with very strong subsidence behind the front, resulted in high wind gusts across most of the Billings Forecast Area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 858402. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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