High Wind, Phillips
- When
- February 2, 9:00 PM MST to February 3, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Phillips forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.259, -107.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Montana, February 2 to 3, 1999
A strong storm system brought high winds to portions of north central and eastern Montana.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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 GGW wrote it up.
A strong storm system brought high winds to portions of north central and eastern Montana. Wind speeds were sustained in the 45 to 55 mph range with the highest wind gusts at 70 mph at Chain Buttes in Petroleum County and 69 mph reported at Zortman in Philllips County
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Garfield
- When
- February 2, 9:00 PM MST to February 3, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Garfield forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 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
- February 2, 9:00 PM MST to February 3, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- McCone forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.645, -105.795 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Petroleum
- When
- February 2, 9:00 PM MST to February 3, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Petroleum forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.118, -108.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Prairie
- When
- February 2, 9:00 PM MST to February 3, 3:00 AM 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, Valley
- When
- February 2, 9:00 PM MST to February 3, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 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
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in Washington, February 2 to 28, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in Idaho, February 2 to 28, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, February 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind in Washington, February 2, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, February 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, February 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, February 2 to 3, 1999
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, February 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, February 2, 1999
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, February 2 to 3, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 2, 1999
More
Every storm in Montana in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, February 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: 5678317, 5678318, 5678319, 5678320, 5678321, 5678322.