Montana, 1998

High Wind in Montana, December 17, 1998

December 17, 1998 · NWS TFX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Cascade / Eastern Teton

When
December 17, 4:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
Where
Cascade / Eastern Teton forecast zone
Measured
66 kt (76 mph)
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

14SE BELT AT 1030...GTF ULTIMETER G54...CASCADE 5S G55.

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

More

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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: 5674464.