High Wind, Flathead/Mission Valleys
- When
- April 24, 3:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Flathead/Mission Valleys forecast zone
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.872, -114.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Montana, April 24, 1996
A deep surface low pressure area tracked across with southern Canada, resulting in very strong winds over Montana. Gusts to 60 mph were common across central Montana with gusts up to 80 mph along the front range of the rockies.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS TFX wrote it up.
A deep surface low pressure area tracked across with southern Canada, resulting in very strong winds over Montana. Gusts to 60 mph were common across central Montana with gusts up to 80 mph along the front range of the rockies. Spotty power outages and very minor damge was reported across the region.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Lower Clark Fork Region
- When
- April 24, 3:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lower Clark Fork Region forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.286, -114.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Missoula / Bitterroot Valleys
- When
- April 24, 3:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Missoula / Bitterroot Valleys forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.560, -114.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Idaho, April 24, 1996
- Flood in Idaho, April 24 to 26, 1996
- High Wind in Utah, April 24, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, April 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, April 24, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 24, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, April 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, April 24, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, April 24 to 25, 1996
- Debris Flow in Oregon, April 24 to 26, 1996
- Flood in Vermont, April 24, 1996
More
Every storm in Montana in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, April 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5545719, 5545720, 5545721.