Montana, 2003High Wind in Montana, October 23, 2003
October 23, 2003 · NWS GGW · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
4 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
High Wind, Central and Se Phillips
- When
- October 23, 1:51 PM MST to 2:51 PM MST
- Where
- Central and Se Phillips forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.259, -107.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds associated with the passage of a strong cold front affected a portion of northeast Montana during the afternoon hours of the 23rd. 59 mph wind gusts were reported at King Coulee Raws. 60 mph wind gusts were reported at Bluff Creek Raws. 62 mph wind gusts were reported at Fort Peck Dam. There were also 41 mph sustained winds at Malta.
High Wind, McCone
- When
- October 23, 3:46 PM MST
- Where
- McCone forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.645, -105.795 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Central and Southern Valley
- When
- October 23, 3:51 PM MST
- Where
- Central and Southern Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Central and Southern Valley
- When
- October 23, 3:51 PM MST
- Where
- Central and Southern Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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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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: 5371762, 5371761, 5371759, 5371760.