Montana, 2019High Wind in Montana, November 17 to 18, 2019
November 17 to 18, 2019 · NWS BYZ · 6 events in 4 counties and zones
Very tight east/west pressure gradients across the western areas of the Billings Forecast area resulted in high wind gusts.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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.
Very tight east/west pressure gradients across the western areas of the Billings Forecast area resulted in high wind gusts.
High Wind, Southern Wheatland
- When
- November 17, 7:58 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Wheatland forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 46.466, -109.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds gusted to 58 mph across the area.
High Wind, Northern Sweet Grass
- When
- November 17, 8:00 AM MST to 6:15 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Sweet Grass forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 45.814, -109.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds gusted to 62 mph in the Big Timber area.
High Wind, Northern Sweet Grass
- When
- November 18, 12:30 AM MST to 4:40 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Sweet Grass forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 45.814, -109.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds gusted to 58 mph across the area.
High Wind, Northern Stillwater
- When
- November 18, 1:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Stillwater forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 45.669, -109.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds gusted to 58 mph across the area.
High Wind, Southern Wheatland
- When
- November 18, 2:45 AM MST to 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Wheatland forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 46.466, -109.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds gusted to 58 mph across the area.
High Wind, Melville Foothills
- When
- November 18, 3:15 AM MST to 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Melville Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 46.140, -109.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds gusted to 58 mph across the area.
- 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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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: 863416, 863417, 863418, 863419, 863421, 863420.