High Wind, Wheatland/Park/Sweet Grass
- When
- February 1, 7:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wheatland/Park/Sweet Grass forecast zone
- Measured
- 73 kt (84 mph)
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
High Wind in Montana, February 1, 2000
A low pressure system crossing southwestern Canada combined with high pressure over Eastern Idaho to produce strong pressure gradiants across South Central Montana. This produced strong wiinds in the Upper Yellowstone Valley and along the slopes of the Beartooth Mountains.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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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 low pressure system crossing southwestern Canada combined with high pressure over Eastern Idaho to produce strong pressure gradiants across South Central Montana. This produced strong wiinds in the Upper Yellowstone Valley and along the slopes of the Beartooth Mountains. The airport in Livingston had sustained winds as high as 51 mph and gusts as high as 84 mph. A spotter in Nye reported wind gusts to 67 mph, and sustained winds of 40 mph were reported near Bridger.
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, Stillwater/Carbon
- When
- February 1, 7:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Stillwater/Carbon forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.669, -109.395 (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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Avalanche in Alaska, February 1, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Blizzard and Extreme Cold in Alaska, February 1 to 4, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 1 to 2, 2000
- Drought in South Dakota, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 1, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Drought in Iowa, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Drought in Minnesota, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 1 to 2, 2000
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, February 1, 2000
More
Every storm in Montana in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, February 2000
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: 5128091, 5128092.