Montana, 1998

High Wind in Montana, November 13, 1998

November 13, 1998 · NWS BYZ · 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
None recorded
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, Wheatland/Park/Sweet Grass

When
November 13, 4:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
Where
Wheatland/Park/Sweet Grass forecast zone
Measured
74 kt (85 mph)
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

The combination of a strong low pressure system over Southern Alberta and high pressure over Utah produced strong southwest winds across the Upper Yellowstone Valley. The Livingston airport reported a peak wind gust of 85 mph at 628 am.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5670959.