High Wind, Southern Wheatland
- When
- January 30, 2:55 AM MST to 1:55 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Wheatland forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- AWOS
Several sustained winds of 40 mph were reported at Harlowton.
High Wind in Montana, January 30 to 31, 2009
A series of weather systems moved across Southern Canada resulting in high winds across the Upper Yellowstone and Upper Stillwater valleys.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BYZ wrote it up.
A series of weather systems moved across Southern Canada resulting in high winds across the Upper Yellowstone and Upper Stillwater valleys.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Livingston Area
- When
- January 30, 9:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:53 AM MST
- Where
- Livingston Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 45.488, -110.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sustained winds of 50 mph with gusts to 86 mph were reported at the Livingston Airport.
High Wind, Beartooth Foothills
- When
- January 30, 9:00 PM MST to January 31, 6:53 AM MST
- Where
- Beartooth Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 71 kt (82 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.742, -109.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sustained winds of 50 mph with gusts to 82 mph were recorded at the Stillwater Mine.
High Wind, Southern Wheatland
- When
- January 31, 2:55 PM MST to 3:55 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Wheatland forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Sustained winds of 40 mph occurred in Harlowton.
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
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 30 to 31, 2009
- High Wind in Montana, January 30 to 31, 2009
- Dense Fog in California, January 30 to 31, 2009
- High Wind in Montana, January 30 to 31, 2009
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 30, 2009
- Blizzard in Alaska, January 30, 2009
- High Wind in Washington, January 30, 2009
More
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 161834, 145824, 145825, 145823.