High Wind, Daniels
- When
- May 5, 5:30 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Daniels forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.784, -105.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Montana, May 5, 1999
The combination of a strong low pressure system located over South Dakota and high pressure over the Pacific Northwest produced high winds over portions of eastern Montana. Winds were sustained from 40 to 45 miles an hour for much of May 5th.
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.
- 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GGW wrote it up.
The combination of a strong low pressure system located over South Dakota and high pressure over the Pacific Northwest produced high winds over portions of eastern Montana. Winds were sustained from 40 to 45 miles an hour for much of May 5th. Winds gusts reached to around 50 miles an hour from Glendive to near Scobey.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Dawson
- When
- May 5, 5:30 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Dawson forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.266, -104.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, McCone
- When
- May 5, 5:30 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- McCone forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.645, -105.795 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Prairie
- When
- May 5, 5:30 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Prairie forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 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
- May 5, 5:30 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Richland forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 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
- May 5, 5:30 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sheridan
- When
- May 5, 5:30 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.721, -104.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wibaux
- When
- May 5, 5:30 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wibaux forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.965, -104.249 (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
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, May 5, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Tennessee, May 5 to 9, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Tennessee, May 5, 1999
- Tornado in Indiana, May 5, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, May 5, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, May 5 to 6, 1999
- Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, May 5, 1999
- Tornado in Indiana, May 5, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Georgia, May 5 to 6, 1999
- Tornado in Illinois, May 5, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Louisiana, May 5, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 5, 1999
More
Every storm in Montana in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, May 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: 5692468, 5692469, 5692470, 5692471, 5692472, 5692473, 5692474, 5692475.