Montana, 2019High Wind in Montana, November 24, 2019
November 24, 2019 · NWS GGW · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
Shower activity on the lee side of the Rocky Mountains moved eastward and brought stronger winds aloft all the way down to the surface and spread through many locations across 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.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Shower activity on the lee side of the Rocky Mountains moved eastward and brought stronger winds aloft all the way down to the surface and spread through many locations across northeast Montana.
High Wind, Little Rocky Mountains
- When
- November 24, 4:37 AM MST
- Where
- Little Rocky Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 48.259, -107.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At the Malta South US-191 DOT site, two separate high wind events occurred on the 24th. For the first one, sustained winds of at least 40 mph began at 4:37 AM and ended at 10:30 AM. The first severe wind gust of 63 mph was measured at 4:46 AM. The peak wind gusts of 66 mph were measured from 6:45 AM through 6:48 AM. For the second event, sustained winds of at least 40 mph began at 11:45 AM and ended at 2:00 PM. The first severe wind gust of 63 mph was measured at 12:15 PM. The peak wind gusts of 63 mph were measured from 12:15 PM through 12:20 PM and from 12:40 PM through 12:45 PM. Severe wind gusts of 58 mph were also measured in the town of Zortman at 6:00 AM and 1:15 PM.
High Wind, Central and Se Phillips
- When
- November 24, 11:55 AM MST
- Where
- Central and Se Phillips forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 48.259, -107.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Malta airport ASOS site measured a 63 mph wind gust at 11:55 AM.
High Wind, Dawson
- When
- November 24, 1:51 PM MST
- Where
- Dawson forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 47.266, -104.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Lindsay Divide MT-200 DOT site in western Dawson County measured a 60 mph wind gust at 1:51 PM. At the Beaver Hill I-94 DOT site in eastern Dawson County, 59 mph wind gusts were measured from 5:08 PM through 5:09 PM.
High Wind, Garfield
- When
- November 24, 2:03 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 47.278, -106.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Lufborough Hill MT-200 DOT site in western Garfield County measured a 58 mph wind gust at 2:03 PM.
High Wind, Central and Southern Valley
- When
- November 24, 2:44 PM MST
- Where
- Central and Southern Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The King Coulee RAWS site in southwestern Valley County recorded a 60 mph wind gust at 2:44 PM.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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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: 866504, 866460, 866487, 866458, 866479.