Montana, 1999

High Wind in Montana, January 14, 1999

January 14, 1999 · 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
$25,000
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, Rocky Mountain Front

When
January 14, 2:30 AM MST
Where
Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
Measured
79 kt (91 mph)
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

BABB...EAST GLACIER G76KT AT 0214MST...PART OF ROOF OF BROWNING HIGH SCHOOL ROOLED BACK...15 POWER POLES SNAPPED OFF...SEMI TRUCK BLOWN OFF ROAD.

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: 5680206.