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High Wind Watch 9, NWS Great Falls, MT

February 21, 20268 counties in Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind watch at Feb 21, 2026, 10:33 AM MST for 8 counties in Montana. It took effect at Feb 23, 2026, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 21, 2026, 10:33 AM MST (17:33 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 23, 2026, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Feb 22, 2026, 11:28 PM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT

Counties Cascade County, MT, Fergus County, MT, Glacier County, MT, Judith Basin County, MT, Lewis and Clark County, MT, Pondera County, MT, Teton County, MT, Toole County, MT

The radar

The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.