High Wind, Toole
- When
- October 7, 10:20 AM MST
- Where
- Toole forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
High Winds measuring 54KT (62MPH) were reported 8 mi W of Whitlash, MT.
High Wind in Montana, October 7, 2013
An upper level trough brought a tightening gradient and mixing winds to the region. Isolated high wind reports were received from locations along the lee side of the Northern Rockies.
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.
An upper level trough brought a tightening gradient and mixing winds to the region. Isolated high wind reports were received from locations along the lee side of the Northern Rockies.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, North Rocky Mountain Front
- When
- October 7, 4:09 PM MST
- Where
- North Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
High Winds measuring 52KT (60MPH) were reported at the Two Medicine Bridge DOT site.
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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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 476399, 476398.