High Wind — Bighorn Canyon, Montana

2020-12-22 · Bighorn Canyon, Montana

Event narrative

Winds gusted as high as 63 mph through the Big Horn Canyon.

Wider weather episode

Very tight surface pressure gradients, combined with strong winds aloft that mixed down to the surface, resulted in high winds across portions of the Billings Forecast Area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 932111. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.