High Wind in Madison, Montana

High Wind May 24, 2021 · Madison, Montana

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Virginia City station 3.5 SE Virginia City measured a 55 kt (63 mph) non-thunderstorm wind gust.

The wider storm

An upper level closed low moved north through the Northern Rockies into the Canadian Prairies and brought strong westerly winds aloft on the backside of the system. Deep mixing combined with 40 to 50 kt H700 winds were enough to produce a few surface wind gusts at or above 50 kts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 963290. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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