Montana, 2023High Wind in Montana, January 26, 2023
January 26, 2023 · NWS BYZ · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
A tight west/east surface pressure gradient resulted in high wind gusts across the western portions of the Billings Forecast Area.
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.
A tight west/east surface pressure gradient resulted in high wind gusts across the western portions of the Billings Forecast Area.
High Wind, Melville Foothills
- When
- January 26, 6:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Melville Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 46.140, -109.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds gusted 60 to 65 mph across the area.
High Wind, Northern Sweet Grass
- When
- January 26, 7:15 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Sweet Grass forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 45.814, -109.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds gusted up to 67 mph across the area.
High Wind, Northern Stillwater
- When
- January 26, 7:45 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Stillwater forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 45.669, -109.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds gusted 55 to 65 mph across the area.
High Wind, Southern Wheatland
- When
- January 26, 7:45 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Wheatland forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 46.466, -109.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds gusted up to 61 mph across the area.
High Wind, Beartooth Foothills
- When
- January 26, 8:15 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Beartooth Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 45.742, -109.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds gusted 55 to 65 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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- 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 Wyoming, January 26 to 27, 202371 kt wind · 4 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1069317, 1069318, 1069297, 1069298, 1069320.