High Wind, North Rocky Mountain Front
- When
- January 6, 1:00 AM MST
- Where
- North Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Montana, January 6, 2005
A high wind event occurred during the early hours of the 6th along the Northern Rocky Mountain Front. Reported wind speeds include a gust to 71 mph at East Glacier Park 11SE and a gust to 68 mph at Babb.
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 TFX wrote it up.
A high wind event occurred during the early hours of the 6th along the Northern Rocky Mountain Front. Reported wind speeds include a gust to 71 mph at East Glacier Park 11SE and a gust to 68 mph at Babb.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, North Rocky Mountain Front
- When
- January 6, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- North Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
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.
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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: 5433159, 5433160.