High Wind, Phillips
- When
- November 4, 8:30 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 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, November 4, 1999
High winds again affected much of northeast Montana. The peak gust of 62 mph was reported just northwest of Glasgow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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.
High winds again affected much of northeast Montana. The peak gust of 62 mph was reported just northwest of Glasgow. Elsewhere, gusts to 58 mph were frequent. East of Glasgow, several sites reported sustained winds in excess of 40 mph for much of the morning hours.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Petroleum
- When
- November 4, 8:30 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Petroleum forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.118, -108.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Garfield
- When
- November 4, 9:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.278, -106.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Valley
- When
- November 4, 9:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Daniels
- When
- November 4, 10:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Daniels forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.784, -105.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, McCone
- When
- November 4, 10:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- McCone forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.645, -105.795 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Roosevelt
- When
- November 4, 10:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.295, -105.016 (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
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5723516, 5723520, 5723518, 5723522, 5723517, 5723519, 5723521.