Montana, 1999

High Wind in Montana, January 28 to 29, 1999

January 28 to 29, 1999 · 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
January 28, 5:00 AM MST to January 29, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Wheatland/Park/Sweet Grass forecast zone
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

The Department of Transportation sensor 5 miles East of Livingston reported sustained winds as high as 53 mph with gusts up to 65 mph as a strong pressure gradient produced high winds across the Upper Yellowstone Valley.

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5678774.