Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Watches
High Wind Watches in Montana, 2022
55 high wind watches in 2022. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of high wind watches reaches back to 2005.
High Wind Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- High Wind Watches
- 55
- Busiest month
- February13 high wind watches
- Busiest day
- November 3, 20224 high wind watches
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Mountain Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 12:21 AM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 14 hr | |
| Jan 9, 1:49 PM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 1:09 AM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 12:48 PM MST | High Wind Watch | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 29, 1:15 PM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 29, 2:24 PM MST | High Wind Watch | GGW | Garfield, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 37 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:40 PM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 37 hr | |
| Feb 3, 2:01 PM MST | High Wind Watch | GGW | Phillips | 14 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:43 PM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 14 hr | |
| Feb 6, 2:55 AM MST | High Wind Watch | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:39 AM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 9 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:24 AM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 23 hr | |
| Feb 9, 2:24 AM MST | High Wind Watch | BYZ | Golden Valley, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 15 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:51 AM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 11 hr | |
| Feb 16, 1:04 PM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 14 hr | |
| Feb 17, 1:46 PM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:31 PM MST | High Wind Watch | BYZ | Golden Valley, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 23 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:20 PM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 23 hr | |
| Feb 26, 1:22 PM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 25 hr | |
| Mar 10, 2:05 AM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 25 hr | |
| Mar 10, 1:51 PM MST | High Wind Watch | BYZ | Golden Valley, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 13 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:12 AM MST | High Wind Watch | GGW | Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:42 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 23 hr | |
| Apr 2, 2:12 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 37 hr | |
| Apr 3, 1:18 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral and 5 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:21 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley and 9 more | 50 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:36 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | GGW | Garfield, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie | 25 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:38 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | BYZ | Big Horn, Rosebud | 23 hr |
| Apr 17, 1:42 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 25 hr | |
| Apr 18, 2:12 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 23 hr | |
| May 5, 6:50 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 7 hr | |
| May 11, 1:41 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 36 hr | |
| May 17, 2:35 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 35 hr | |
| Jun 12, 2:40 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 12 hr | |
| Jun 12, 2:50 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 12 hr | |
| Jun 13, 2:55 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 23 hr | |
| Jun 13, 12:43 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 14 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:10 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 12 hr | |
| Jun 16, 2:30 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 24 hr | |
| Jul 16, 2:45 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 23 hr | |
| Jul 16, 1:27 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Powell, Silver Bow | 24 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:06 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 9 hr | |
| Sep 6, 3:21 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 11 hr | |
| Oct 25, 1:47 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | Cascade, Fergus, Glacier, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, Pondera and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Oct 28, 2:55 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | Glacier, Lewis and Clark, Pondera, Teton, Toole | 23 hr |
| Oct 31, 2:18 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | Beaverhead, Gallatin, Madison | 12 hr |
| Nov 3, 2:34 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | Beaverhead, Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus and 12 more | 34 hr |
| Nov 3, 12:07 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell and 3 more | 20 hr |
| Nov 3, 1:54 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | BYZ | Big Horn, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Rosebud and 5 more | 36 hr |
| Nov 3, 2:32 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Nov 25, 10:28 PM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | Beaverhead, Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus and 12 more | 16 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:21 AM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | Glacier, Lewis and Clark, Pondera, Teton, Toole | 36 hr |
| Dec 24, 1:34 PM MST | High Wind Watch | BYZ | Carter, Custer, Fallon | 12 hr |
| Dec 25, 1:23 AM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | Beaverhead, Gallatin, Madison | 33 hr |
| Dec 27, 1:22 AM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | Cascade, Fergus, Judith Basin | 13 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Phillips County8
- Garfield County7
- Petroleum County7
- Prairie County6
- Dawson County5
- McCone County5
- Richland County5
- Valley County5
- Wibaux County5
- Golden Valley County5
- Sweet Grass County5
- Wheatland County5
- Glacier County5
- Lewis and Clark County5
- Pondera County5
- Teton County5
- Toole County5
- Daniels County4
- Roosevelt County4
- Sheridan County4
- Cascade County4
- Fergus County4
- Judith Basin County4
- Beaverhead County4
- Gallatin County4
- Madison County4
- Stillwater County3
- Deer Lodge County3
- Granite County3
- Powell County3
- Silver Bow County3
- Big Horn County3
- Custer County3
- Fallon County3
- Rosebud County3
- Park County2
- Flathead County2
- Lake County2
- Missoula County2
- Ravalli County2
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.