High Wind, Eastern Glacier
- When
- November 23, 4:39 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Glacier forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Measured at mesonet station 6290005 2 ESE Browning.
High Wind in Montana, November 23 to 24, 2019
Another round of strong winds expected across much of the northern and central plains|along with the Rocky Mountain Front. As the gradient increases and another clipper system moves through, expect stronger winds with the second round.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 31
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.
Another round of strong winds expected across much of the northern and central plains|along with the Rocky Mountain Front. As the gradient increases and another clipper system moves through, expect stronger winds with the second round. Widespread gusts of 60 MPH and higher are expected, with perhaps some gusts approaching 90 MPH along The Rocky Mountain Front.
What forecasters said that day
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 Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 22, 4:20 PM MST, 12 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 22, 4:20 PM MST, 12 hours 19 minutes before
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31 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Eastern Teton
- When
- November 23, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Teton forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Measured at mesonet station delmt 15.2 SW Dupuyer (mcscn).
High Wind, Fergus
- When
- November 23, 10:52 AM MST
- Where
- Fergus forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Measured at mesonet station jpkm8 Judith Peak RAWS.
High Wind, Cascade
- When
- November 23, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Cascade forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Measured at mesonet station mtm76 4 E Cascade.
High Wind, Southern Lewis and Clark
- When
- November 23, 11:18 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Lewis and Clark forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Other Federal Agency
Recorded at MDT station at Rogers Pass 15 WNW Wolf Creek.
High Wind, Eastern Teton
- When
- November 23, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Teton forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Meltwater station recorded 67 mph wind gust 16 WSW Bynum.
High Wind, Southern Lewis and Clark
- When
- November 23, 10:20 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Lewis and Clark forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
Estimated 10 WSW Augusta.
High Wind, Eastern Glacier
- When
- November 23, 10:32 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Glacier forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Measured at Cut Bank cwop station ew5772 10 S Cut Bank.
High Wind, Fergus
- When
- November 23, 10:45 PM MST
- Where
- Fergus forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Measured at Coffee Creek mesonet station 4 NW Coffee Creek.
High Wind, Eastern Teton
- When
- November 24, 12:34 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Teton forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Other Federal Agency
Foxtrot site recorded 67 mph wind gust 9 NNE Augusta.
High Wind, Eastern Teton
- When
- November 24, 12:45 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Teton forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Mesonet station delmt 15.2 SW Dupuyer (mcscn).
High Wind, Eastern Glacier
- When
- November 24, 1:56 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Glacier forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
Asos 3 sw Cut Bank.
High Wind, Gallatin
- When
- November 24, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Mesonet station bbslh 10.2 ne Bozeman (avalanche).
High Wind, Eastern Glacier
- When
- November 24, 2:02 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Glacier forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
ASOS station kctb Cut Bank Airport 3 sw Cut Bank.
High Wind, Eastern Pondera
- When
- November 24, 2:30 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Pondera forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Mesonet station mtm05 5.8 nw Ledger (mt-meso).
High Wind, Toole
- When
- November 24, 3:30 AM MST
- Where
- Toole forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
Sunburst.
High Wind, Toole
- When
- November 24, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Toole forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Mesonet station mtsun Sunburst (mt dot).
High Wind, Cascade
- When
- November 24, 8:45 AM MST
- Where
- Cascade forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Mesonet station mtm76 Cascade e mda 4 e Cascade.
High Wind, Hill
- When
- November 24, 10:45 AM MST
- Where
- Hill forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Mesonet station ew1937 Goldstone 20 n Goldstone.
High Wind, Blaine
- When
- November 24, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Blaine forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
Co-op observer 11 S Chinook.
High Wind, Judith Basin
- When
- November 24, 11:24 AM MST
- Where
- Judith Basin forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
AWOS station k1bm bravo 6 E Geyser.
High Wind, Cascade
- When
- November 24, 11:45 AM MST
- Where
- Cascade forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
AWOS station k1am alpha 3 wnw Raynsford.
High Wind, Chouteau
- When
- November 24, 11:45 AM MST
- Where
- Chouteau forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Mesonet station mtm02 10.2 s Loma (mt-meso).
High Wind, Blaine
- When
- November 24, 12:18 PM MST
- Where
- Blaine forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Mesonet station fblm8 Fort Belknap raws 13 S Fort Belknap.
High Wind, Eastern Pondera
- When
- November 24, 12:45 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Pondera forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Mesonet station mtm05 5.8 nw Ledger (mt-meso).
High Wind, Hill
- When
- November 24, 12:45 PM MST
- Where
- Hill forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Mesonet station mtm06 6.4 sw Havre (mt-meso).
High Wind, Judith Basin
- When
- November 24, 12:53 PM MST
- Where
- Judith Basin forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Mesonet station sfjm8 S Fork Judith raws - 12 NE Checkerboard.
High Wind, Fergus
- When
- November 24, 1:50 PM MST
- Where
- Fergus forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
AWOS station k1om Oscar 1 e Roy.
High Wind, Gallatin
- When
- November 24, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Mesonet station bbcst 11.1 ne Bozeman (avalanche).
High Wind, Chouteau
- When
- November 24, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Chouteau forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Mesonet station mtm45 3.2 sw Loma (mt-meso).
High Wind, Fergus
- When
- November 24, 2:52 PM MST
- Where
- Fergus forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Mesonet station jpkm8 Judith Peak raws 7 ESE Hilger.
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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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 862454, 862449, 862455, 862456, 862460, 862453, 862452, 862457, 862459, 862694, 862687, 862711, 862712, 862695, 862717, 862716, 862701, 862708, 862722, 862692, 862693, 862696, 862710, 862690, 862703, 862709, 862691, 862707, 862697, 862698, 862688.