High Wind, Wheatland/Park/Sweet Grass
- When
- November 20, 4:00 PM MST to November 21, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wheatland/Park/Sweet Grass forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
High Wind in Montana, November 20 to 22, 1998
The combination of strong winds aloft, a low pressure area over Alberta and a high pressure area over Utah generated strong west to southwest winds over the Upper Yellowstone Valley and the Prior, Beartooth and Absaroka Mountains. Livingston had sustained winds of up to 52 mph.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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 BYZ wrote it up.
The combination of strong winds aloft, a low pressure area over Alberta and a high pressure area over Utah generated strong west to southwest winds over the Upper Yellowstone Valley and the Prior, Beartooth and Absaroka Mountains. Livingston had sustained winds of up to 52 mph. Pryor Mountain had gusts up to 85 mph. Big Horn Mountain had gusts up to 78 mph. Fishtail in Stillwater County had gusts up to 75 mph.
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, Stillwater/Carbon
- When
- November 20, 4:00 PM MST to November 21, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Stillwater/Carbon forecast zone
- Measured
- 66 kt (76 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.669, -109.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Big Horn
- When
- November 21, 12:00 AM MST to November 22, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Big Horn forecast zone
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
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
- Dense Fog in Florida, November 20, 1998
- Tornado in Louisiana, November 20, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, November 20 to 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 20 to 22, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, November 20, 1998
- Strong Wind in California, November 20, 1998
- Flooding in California, November 20 to 22, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 20, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 20 to 21, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, November 20, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, November 20, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, November 20 to 21, 1998
More
Every storm in Montana in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, November 1998
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: 5670960, 5670961, 5671018.