A strong Alberta clipper storm system pushed through region, bringing enhanced strong and gusty winds to portions of northeast Montana.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS GGW wrote it up.
A strong Alberta clipper storm system pushed through region, bringing enhanced strong and gusty winds to portions of northeast Montana.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 11, 3:29 PM MST, 3 hours 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 329 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014 .SHORT TERM...FOR NORTHEAST MONTANA...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... THE APPROACHING PROGRESSIVE PACIFIC TROUGH SENDS THE RIDGE MOVING OFF TO THE EAST TONIGHT. THIS WAVE WILL IN TURN TAP INTO THE SLIGHTLY COLDER AIR UP NORTH CREATING A COLD FRONTAL PUSH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING WITH THIS PUSH BUT THE AREA FOR THE MOST PART SHOULD REMAIN DRY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE OVERNIGHT AS THE LEE SURFACE TROUGH MOVES EAST. HOWEVER WILL MAINTAIN THE WIND HEADLINE FOR THE LITTLE ROCKIES SINCE WIND WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY. SUNDAY/SUNDAY NIGHT...SPLIT WAVE TROUGH SWINGS ACROSS THE REGION. THE NORTHERN MORE ENERGETIC WAVE SENDS A SECONDARY COLD FRONT SOUTH INTO NEMONT. THIS WILL GENERATE SNOW MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. NOT EXPECTING MORE THAN AROUND A HALF INCH. SURFACE WIND VEERS AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST AS THE CLOSED SURFACE LOW MOVES FARTHER TO THE EAST. EXPECT WIND TO BECOME STRONG AGAIN. WITH SURFACE AND ALOFT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL CLOSER TO NORMAL. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL INTO THE TEENS AND 20S. MONDAY...AN EMBEDDED VORT MAX DISTURBANCE IN THE FLOW ALOFT WILL SEND OVERRUNNING MOISTURE ALONG THE FLUCTUATING COLD BOUNDARY THAT WILL STRETCH NW TO SE ACROSS NEMONT. THIS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SNOW IN OUR NE CORNER AND RAIN IN OUR SW CORNER WITH A MIX IN BETWEEN. THERE WILL BE A SIMILAR SITUATION WITH TEMPERATURES WITH COOLER HIGHS IN THE NE AND WARMER HIGHS IN THE SW. ANOTHER DEVELOPING SURFACE TROUGH IN THE LEE OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES WILL AGAIN SET UP WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. THIS WAVE WILL AGAIN EXCITE STRONG WIND AROUND THE LITTLE ROCKIES. SO WILL EXTEND WIND HEADLINE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SCT .LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... AS A WHOLE THE GOING FORECAST AS DISCUSSED BELOW WAS IN GOOD SHAPE. ONLY MADE MINOR TWEAKS TO TREND UP POPS WITH A QUASI STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FOR MONDAY NIGHT. ALSO COOLED TEMPS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST BEHIND A COLD FRONT FOR THURSDAY. STILL EXPECTING WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. GILCHRIST PREVIOUS LONG TERM DISCUSSION...UPPER AIR PATTERN EXPECTED TO AMPLIFY NEXT WEEK WITH RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND HUDSON BAY LOW KEEPING TROF OVER EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. NORTHWEST FLOW INTO MONTANA WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN WARM AND COLD THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH A SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH THE FLOW. RIDGE PUSHING EAST AT THE END OF THE WEEK TO BRING WARM AIR ACROSS THE DIVIDE. MONDAY NIGHT SHORTWAVE DIVING THROUGH THE DAKOTAS WILL PUSH COLD BOUNDARY BACK INTO CENTRAL MONTANA WITH SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ON THE EDGE OF THE COLD AIR. CHINOOK DEVELOPS ON TUESDAY WITH RIDGE EXTENDING EASTWARD AS SHORTWAVE BEGINS TO PUSH INTO WESTERN CANADA. WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY WITH THE SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH THE CANADIAN ROCKIES BEFORE DIVING TOWARD THE UPPER MIDWEST. COLD FRONT DIPS INTO NORTHEAST MONTANA LATE WEDNESDAY OR EARLY THURSDAY WITH SOME DIFFERENCES IN TIMING AMONG THE MODELS. SURFACE LOW AND MOISTURE WRAPPING INTO THE CLIPPER STAY WELL TO THE NORTH SO NOT EXPECTING MUCH PRECIPITATION INTO NORTHEAST MONTANA...BUT COULD SEE STRENGTHENING WIND WITH THE COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT. UPPER RIDGE BUILDS EAST INTO THE WEEKEND WITH STEADILY WARMING TEMPERATURES. JET IS DISPLACED TO THE NORTH...SO WHILE DOWN-SLOPE WILL SPREAD WARM AIR EASTWARD...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EASE. EBERT && .AVIATION... VFR. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY...GOING WESTERLY THIS EVENING...AND FINALLY NORTHWEST SUNDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE EXPECT A MIX OF MID AND HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. GILCHRIST && .GLASGOW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY FOR SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS. && WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 328 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014 MTZ016>027-059-061-062-121200- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY- DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-MCCONE- RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-NORTHERN PHILLIPS-NORTHERN VALLEY- EASTERN ROOSEVELT- 328 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON...AND LINGER THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES OVER FAVORED HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STRONG WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MTZ060-121200- SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS- 328 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 191 SOUTH OF MALTA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
559 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0541 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 15 S ZORTMAN 47.70N 108.48W
01/11/2014 M58.00 MPH PHILLIPS MT MESONET
WIND GUST OCCURRED AT MANNING CORRAL RAWS
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GREGFPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
639 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0622 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 8 WNW U L BEND 47.53N 108.05W
01/11/2014 M63.00 MPH PETROLEUM MT MESONET
WIND GUST AT CHAIN BUTTE RAWS
&&
GREGFSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
655 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014
MTZ017-020-022-023-026-120300-
GARFIELD-MCCONE-PRAIRIE-ROOSEVELT-VALLEY-
655 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN VALLEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA...
SOUTHWESTERN ROOSEVELT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA...
NORTHWESTERN PRAIRIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA...
MCCONE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA...
EASTERN GARFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA...
UNTIL 800 PM MST.
AT 652 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
RAIN SHOWERS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF TAMPICO TO 11 MILES WEST OF
COHAGEN...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE...
GLASGOW... THE PINES REC AREA AND THE PINES RECREATION AREA...
COHAGEN... DUCK CREEK FISHING AND DUCK CREEK REC AREA...
SAINT MARIE... FORT PECK AND HILLSIDE...
NASHUA...
NELSON CREEK REC AREA AND ROCK CREEK REC AREA...
FLOWING WELLS REST AREA...
FRAZER...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4683 10585 4686 10585 4686 10608 4684 10609
4686 10707 4843 10692 4836 10536 4685 10553
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 261DEG 50KT 4820 10678 4703 10681
GFF
WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOWThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Sustained winds of at least 40 mph began at 6:55 PM on the 11th and ended at 11:45 AM on the 12th. A peak wind gust of 67 mph was recorded at 8:39 AM on the 11th at the Malta South US-191 DOT site.
Cooperative observer reported that strong winds had blown over a horse trailer along highway 13 north of the town of Circle around 8:00 PM.
Initial verifying wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at 1:08 PM on the 13th at the South Sawmill Creek RAWS site. Peak wind gust of 62 mph was recorded at 3:08 PM on the 13th at the Lufborough Hill MT-200 DOT site.
Sustained winds of at least 40 mph were sporadic and lasted less than one hour, but a peak wind gust of 63 mph was recorded at 1:45 PM on the 13th at the Chain Buttes RAWS site.
Sustained winds of at least 40 mph were recorded from 3:40 to 5:40 PM at the Buffalo Rapids AGRIMET site.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Montana in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, January 2014
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: 498568, 498571, 498570, 498569, 498572.