High Wind, Eastern Glacier
- When
- March 9, 1:49 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Glacier forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
High Wind in Montana, March 9, 1997
High winds were reported along the northern part of the Rocky mountain front. A gust of 76 mph was reported at Heart Butte, while Cut Bank recorded a gust of 61 mph.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
High winds were reported along the northern part of the Rocky mountain front. A gust of 76 mph was reported at Heart Butte, while Cut Bank recorded a gust of 61 mph. Ground blizzard conditions were prevalent. Highway 2 between East Glacier and Browning was closed most of the day.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, North Rocky Mountain Front
- When
- March 9, 2:45 PM MST
- Where
- North Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
- Measured
- 66 kt (76 mph)
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
- Flooding in Mississippi, March 9 to 26, 1997
- Flooding in Iowa, March 9 to 13, 1997
- Flood in Texas, March 9 to 13, 1997
- High Wind in Wyoming, March 9 to 10, 1997
- Flooding in Louisiana, March 9 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 9 to 10, 1997
- High Wind in Ohio, March 9, 1997
- Hail in Nebraska, March 9, 1997
- Hail in Kansas, March 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 9 to 10, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, March 9, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, March 9, 1997
More
Every storm in Montana in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, March 1997
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5596378, 5596377.