High Wind — Beartooth Foothills, Montana

2020-12-20 · Beartooth Foothills, Montana

Event narrative

Winds gusted 90 to 100 mph across the foothills.

Wider weather episode

A strong jet stream moved across the Billings Forecast Area. Westerly winds aloft at 700mb were around 60-70kts. 850mb winds were also westerly about 40-50kts. Some of these winds aloft mixed to the surface which resulted in high wind gusts across the entire forecast area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 932080. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.