Montana, 2003

High Wind in Montana, January 7, 2003

January 7, 2003 · NWS TFX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, North Rocky Mountain Front

When
January 7, 3:40 PM MST
Where
North Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

A high wind event occurred over the northern Rocky Mountain Front and across Eastern Glacier County. Wind gusts near 60 mph were reported throughout the region. A wind gust of 59 mph occurred at Browning at 1540 MST and a wind gust to 59 mph occurred at Cut Bank at 1552 MST.

High Wind, Eastern Glacier

When
January 7, 3:52 PM MST
Where
Eastern Glacier forecast zone
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

A high wind event occurred over the northern Rocky Mountain Front and across Eastern Glacier County. Wind gusts near 60 mph were reported throughout the region. A wind gust of 59 mph occurred at Browning at 1540 MST and a wind gust to 59 mph occurred at Cut Bank at 1552 MST.

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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5339724, 5339725.