Montana, 2012

High Wind in Montana, January 29, 2012

January 29, 2012 · NWS BYZ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

High pressure over western Wyoming and low pressure over Southern Canada resulted in high winds across the Beartooth Foothills.

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

Open the live radar over this ground

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 BYZ wrote it up.

High pressure over western Wyoming and low pressure over Southern Canada resulted in high winds across the Beartooth Foothills.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Livingston Area

When
January 29, 2:22 AM MST to 7:53 PM MST
Where
Livingston Area forecast zone
Measured
67 kt (77 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
45.488, -110.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sustained winds of 56 mph with a gust to 77 mph was reported at the Livingston Airport.

High Wind, Northern Stillwater

When
January 29, 3:22 AM MST to 6:57 AM MST
Where
Northern Stillwater forecast zone
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
45.669, -109.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

More

Every storm in Montana in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, January 2012

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: 357681, 357682.