High Wind in Montana, November 26 to 27, 2022

Name: High Wind in Montana, November 26 to 27, 2022
Start: 2022-11-26T19:09
End: 2022-11-27T17:00
Location: Montana

November 26 to 27, 2022 · NWS TFX · 13 events in 7 counties and zones

A strong weather system moved southeast across the state which brought strong wind to the Plains and Rocky Mountain Front.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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.

A strong weather system moved southeast across the state which brought strong wind to the Plains and 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 26, 5:15 PM MST, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 5:15 PM MST, 1 hour 54 minutes before

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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

13 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera

When: November 26, 7:09 PM MST
Where: Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera forecast zone
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 48.529, -112.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ASOS station KCTB (Cut Bank Airport) reported 61 mph wind gust. There were other instances at the same station with wind gusts of lower value.

High Wind, Northern High Plains

When: November 26, 9:37 PM MST
Where: Northern High Plains forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 48.467, -112.610 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station MTBWG (Browning) reported 65 mph wind gust.

High Wind, Northern High Plains

When: November 26, 10:00 PM MST
Where: Northern High Plains forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 48.467, -112.610 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station SHBM (Browning) reported 58 mph wind gust.

High Wind, Southern High Plains

When: November 27, 12:50 AM MST
Where: Southern High Plains forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 47.480, -112.315 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

AWOS station K1FM (Foxtrot) reported 63 mph wind gust.

High Wind, East Glacier Park Region

When: November 27, 1:21 AM MST
Where: East Glacier Park Region forecast zone
Measured: 78 kt (90 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 48.467, -112.610 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station DCRM8 (Deep Creek Raws) reported 90 mph wind gust.

High Wind, Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera

When: November 27, 7:30 AM MST
Where: Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 48.529, -112.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station MTSUN (Sunburst) reported 58 mph wind gust.

High Wind, Judith Basin County and Judith Gap

When: November 27, 7:41 AM MST
Where: Judith Basin County and Judith Gap forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 47.155, -109.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station MTGYS (Geyser) reported 65 mph wind gust.

High Wind, Western and Central Chouteau County

When: November 27, 8:10 AM MST
Where: Western and Central Chouteau County forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 47.881, -110.435 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station DVI01740 (Fort Benton) reported 60 mph wind gust.

High Wind, Western and Central Chouteau County

When: November 27, 8:24 AM MST
Where: Western and Central Chouteau County forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 47.881, -110.435 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station MTLOM (Loma) reported 58 mph wind gust.

High Wind, Judith Basin County and Judith Gap

When: November 27, 8:30 AM MST
Where: Judith Basin County and Judith Gap forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 47.155, -109.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station MTM47 MDA (Benchland) reported 59 mph wind gust.

High Wind, Western and Central Chouteau County

When: November 27, 8:45 AM MST
Where: Western and Central Chouteau County forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 47.881, -110.435 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station MTM02 (10.2 S Loma) reported 67 mph wind gust.

High Wind, Western and Central Chouteau County

When: November 27, 9:45 AM MST
Where: Western and Central Chouteau County forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 47.881, -110.435 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station MTM90 (Big Sandy SW) reported 60 mph wind gust.

High Wind, Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains

When: November 27, 5:00 PM MST
Where: Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains forecast zone
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 46.398, -111.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station near 11 NNE Bozeman reported 71 mph wind gust. Elevation 8500 feet.

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Montana in 2022 Every state in 2022 This day in weather history Warnings in Montana, November 2022

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1059639, 1059636, 1059643, 1059638, 1059633, 1059644, 1059637, 1059640, 1059645, 1059642, 1059635, 1059641, 1059634.