High Wind, North Rocky Mountain Front
- When
- November 4, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Wind in Montana, November 4 to 5, 2004
A high wind event occurred along the Rocky Mountain Front from late evening on the 4th until the afternoon of the 5th. Reported wind speeds include: a gust to 70 mph at Blackleaf 9SE, a gust to 60 mph at Browning 2N and sustained winds of 43 mph at Cut Bank.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 TFX wrote it up.
A high wind event occurred along the Rocky Mountain Front from late evening on the 4th until the afternoon of the 5th. Reported wind speeds include: a gust to 70 mph at Blackleaf 9SE, a gust to 60 mph at Browning 2N and sustained winds of 43 mph at Cut Bank.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Southern Rocky Mountain Front
- When
- November 5, 8:05 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Wind, Eastern Glacier
- When
- November 5, 3:00 PM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Glacier forecast zone
- Measured
- 37 kt (43 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
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
- Flood in Ohio, November 4, 2004
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- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, November 4, 2004
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, November 4, 2004
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, November 4, 2004
- Funnel Cloud in Hawaii, November 4, 2004
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, November 4, 2004
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, November 4, 2004
More
Every storm in Montana in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, November 2004
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: 5426279, 5426280, 5426281.