High Wind in Eastern Pondera, Montana

High Wind January 17, 2021 · Eastern Pondera, Montana

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Station MTM73 (5 N Ledger) measured a 50 kt (58 mph) non-thunderstorm wind gust.

The wider storm

A fast moving shortwave brought 50 to 70 kt H700 winds through the region. The nocturnal timing of peak winds aloft lead to the reliance on mountain wave activity to transfer these winds to the surface. Still high wind gusts were observed over the Rocky Mountain Front and portions of Central/North-central MT.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 930169. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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