High Wind, Yellowstone
- When
- March 26, 1:00 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Yellowstone forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Montana, March 26, 1999
A strong cold front generated sustained winds of 40 mph at the Billings airport and gusts as high as 58 mph at the Miles City airport as it crosses South Central and southeastern Montana.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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.
A strong cold front generated sustained winds of 40 mph at the Billings airport and gusts as high as 58 mph at the Miles City airport as it crosses South Central and southeastern Montana.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Custer
- When
- March 26, 3:00 PM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Custer forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 46.253, -105.572 (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
- High Wind in North Dakota, March 26, 1999
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, March 26, 1999
- Strong Wind in South Dakota, March 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, March 26, 1999
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 26, 1999
- Rip Current in Guam, March 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, March 26, 1999
- High Wind and Cold in Alaska, March 26 to 29, 1999
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 26, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, March 26, 1999
- High Wind in California, March 26, 1999
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, March 26, 1999
More
Every storm in Montana in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, March 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: 5684030, 5684031.