High Wind in Madison, Montana

High Wind January 27, 2021 · Madison, Montana

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

MDT Norris Hill station measured a 53 kt (61 mph) non-thunderstorm wind gust.

The wider storm

Strong southwesterly flow aloft entered the southwestern portion of Montana on Wednesday January 27th, 2021. H700 meridional winds were above 3 standard deviations above normal. These winds transferred to the surface and were funneled through the north to south oriented Madison Valley, resulting in high wind criteria winds at Norris Hill.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 931277. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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