High Wind in Beartooth Foothills, Montana

High Wind December 20, 2020 · Beartooth Foothills, Montana

100 mph

Measured gust (87 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds gusted 90 to 100 mph across the foothills.

The wider storm

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 932080. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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