Montana, 2011Extreme Cold in Montana, February 25 to 26, 2011
February 25 to 26, 2011 · NWS GGW · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
An arctic airmass was in control over the area while winds worked in combination to bring dangerous wind chills to the area.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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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.
An arctic airmass was in control over the area while winds worked in combination to bring dangerous wind chills to the area.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Sheridan
- When
- February 25, 10:00 PM MST to February 26, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 48.721, -104.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chills of -40F were common at many reporting stations across the area.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Daniels
- When
- February 25, 10:00 PM MST to February 26, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Daniels forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 48.784, -105.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chills of -40F were reported at a couple of stations across the area.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Central and Southern Valley
- When
- February 25, 10:00 PM MST to February 26, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Central and Southern Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chills of -40F were common at many reporting stations across the area.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Western Roosevelt
- When
- February 25, 10:00 PM MST to February 26, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Western Roosevelt forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chills of -40F were reported at a DOT sensor in the area.
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
- Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Winter Weather in Kansas, February 25 to 26, 20113 deaths · 1 injured · $90,000 · 4 events
- Debris Flow and Flood in California, February 25, 20111 death · $240,000 · 5 events
- Strong Wind in North Carolina, February 25, 2011$3.0 million · 3 events
- Winter Storm and Avalanche in California, February 25 to 28, 2011$503,000 · 14 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in New Jersey, February 25, 2011$325,000 · 53 kt wind · 21 events
- Winter Storm in New York, February 25, 2011$325,000 · 17 events
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, February 25, 2011$174,000 · 55 kt wind · 17 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, February 25, 2011$215,000 · 55 kt wind · 10 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, February 25, 2011$140,000 · 16 events
- High Wind in Delaware, February 25, 2011$200,000 · 57 kt wind · 4 events
- High Wind in Tennessee, February 25, 2011$74,000 · 78 kt wind · 13 events
- High Wind in Virginia, February 25, 2011$53,000 · 55 kt wind · 17 events
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: 276915, 276916, 276917, 276918.