Montana, 2019High Wind in Montana, January 27, 2019
January 27, 2019 · NWS GGW · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
A strong Alberta clipper moved through the region. It's associated cold front allowed the stronger winds aloft to reach all the way down to the surface for a number of locations across northeast Montana.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
A strong Alberta clipper moved through the region. It's associated cold front allowed the stronger winds aloft to reach all the way down to the surface for a number of locations across northeast Montana.
High Wind, Little Rocky Mountains
- When
- January 27, 7:50 AM MST to 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Little Rocky Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 48.259, -107.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Malta South US-191 DOT site measured sustained winds near and above 40 mph for only one hour in the morning and a few minutes in the afternoon, but an initial wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at 7:50 AM. The peak wind gust of 63 mph was recorded at 8:00 AM.
High Wind, Eastern Roosevelt
- When
- January 27, 3:16 PM MST to 6:02 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Roosevelt forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At the US-2 @Stateline DOT site, sustained winds of 40 mph were measured at least each hour between 3:16 PM MST and 6:02 PM MST.
High Wind, Sheridan
- When
- January 27, 5:09 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 48.721, -104.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Comertown Turn-Off MT-5 DOT site measured sustained winds of 40 mph and above at least each hour between 2:02 PM MST and 5:49 PM MST. The first wind gust of 58 mph was recorded from 2:47 PM to 2:49 PM. The peak wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at 5:09 PM.
High Wind, Western Roosevelt
- When
- January 27, 6:16 PM MST to 6:17 PM MST
- Where
- Western Roosevelt forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The McDonalds MT-13 DOT site measured sustained winds of at least 40 mph each hour from 2:01 PM MST through 6:47 PM MST. An initial wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at 6:07 PM. The peak wind gust of 68 mph was recorded at 6:16 PM and 6:17 PM. Other shorter periods of 40 mph winds occurred later that evening.
High Wind, Northern Valley
- When
- January 27, 7:52 PM MST to 9:10 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cooperative observer reported that his private weather station first recorded a 65 mph wind gust at 7:52 PM MST, then a peak wind gust of 66 mph sometime after 9:00 PM MST.
High Wind, Dawson
- When
- January 27, 9:04 PM MST
- Where
- Dawson forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 47.266, -104.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Beaver Hill I-94 DOT site, measured sustained winds of 40 mph and above at least each hour from 3:41 PM MST to 7:13 PM MST. An initial wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at 8:53 PM MST. The peak wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at 9:04 PM MST.
High Wind, Wibaux
- When
- January 27, 9:04 PM MST
- Where
- Wibaux forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 46.965, -104.249 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Beaver Hill I-94 DOT site, measured sustained winds of 40 mph and above at least each hour from 3:41 PM MST to 7:13 PM MST. An initial wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at 8:53 PM MST. The peak wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at 9:04 PM MST.
- 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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- High Wind in South Dakota, January 27 to 28, 201965 kt wind · 21 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 27 to 28, 201920 events
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, January 27, 201918 events
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 27 to 28, 201918 events
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 27 to 28, 201917 events
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 27 to 28, 201916 events
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 27, 201915 events
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 27 to 28, 201915 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 802327, 802345, 802341, 802332, 802330, 802351, 802354.