Montana, 2023High Wind in Montana, January 26, 2023
January 26, 2023 · NWS GGW · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A chinook wind and warm front moved through the area causing wind gusts over 60 mph in areas.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 chinook wind and warm front moved through the area causing wind gusts over 60 mph in areas.
High Wind, Little Rocky Mountains
- When
- January 26, 9:30 AM MST
- Where
- Little Rocky Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 48.259, -107.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A peak wind gust of 61 mph was measured at 9:30 AM at the BLM Zortman E mesonet site (MTM38).
High Wind, Western Roosevelt
- When
- January 26, 1:22 PM MST
- Where
- Western Roosevelt forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A peak wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at 1:22 PM at the Wolf Point Airport ASOS (KOLF).
High Wind, Sheridan
- When
- January 26, 5:28 PM MST to 9:39 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 48.721, -104.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Across Sheridan County, sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph began in the early evening hours and lasted into the nighttime hours. The peak wind gust of 68 mph was recorded at the Comertown Turn-Off MT-5 DOT site (MTCOM) from 7:16 PM to 7:19 PM.
High Wind, Daniels
- When
- January 26, 6:45 PM MST to 7:45 PM MST
- Where
- Daniels forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 48.784, -105.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A peak wind gust of 64 mph was measured at the Scobey N MDA mesonet site (MTM78). A wind gust of 60 mph was also measured at the Navajo MT-5 DOT site (MTRED).
- 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.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 26 to 30, 20231 death · 40 injured · 10 events
- Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Montana, January 26 to 30, 202327 events
- Winter Storm in Montana, January 26 to 28, 202323 events
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 26 to 29, 202318 events
- Extreme Cold in Idaho, January 26 to 31, 202317 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Idaho, January 26 to 29, 202312 events
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 26 to 27, 20231 injured · 2 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, January 26, 202381 kt wind · 9 events
- Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Utah, January 26 to 31, 20238 events
- High Wind in Montana, January 26, 202357 kt wind · 7 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Colorado, January 26 to 28, 20237 events
- High Wind in Montana, January 26, 202358 kt wind · 5 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: 1074116, 1074106, 1074117, 1074113.