High Wind in Montana, December 18 to 19, 1999

Name: High Wind in Montana, December 18 to 19, 1999
Start: 1999-12-18T22:00
End: 1999-12-19T12:00
Location: Montana

December 18 to 19, 1999 · NWS GGW · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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.

The radar

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Event by event

8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Daniels

When: December 18, 10:00 PM MST to December 19, 12:00 PM MST
Where: Daniels forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 48.784, -105.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Garfield

When: December 18, 10:00 PM MST to December 19, 12:00 PM MST
Where: Garfield forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 47.278, -106.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, McCone

When: December 18, 10:00 PM MST to December 19, 12:00 PM MST
Where: McCone forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 47.645, -105.795 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Phillips

When: December 18, 10:00 PM MST to December 19, 12:00 PM MST
Where: Phillips forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 48.259, -107.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Prairie

When: December 18, 10:00 PM MST to December 19, 12:00 PM MST
Where: Prairie forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 46.861, -105.378 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Richland

When: December 18, 10:00 PM MST to December 19, 12:00 PM MST
Where: Richland forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 47.788, -104.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Roosevelt

When: December 18, 10:00 PM MST to December 19, 12:00 PM MST
Where: Roosevelt forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Valley

When: December 18, 10:00 PM MST to December 19, 12:00 PM MST
Where: Valley forecast zone
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 48.365, -106.667 (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

Every storm in Montana in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Montana, December 1999

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: 5723030, 5723031, 5723032, 5723033, 5723034, 5723035, 5723036, 5723037.