High Wind — Melville Foothills, Montana

2022-01-01 to 2022-01-02 · Melville Foothills, Montana

Event narrative

Winds gusted to 60 mph across the area.

Wider weather episode

A prolonged period of tight surface pressure gradients across the western portions of the Billings Forecast Area resulted in high wind gusts, mainly along the mountain foothills.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 999517. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.