Montana, 2025High Wind in Montana, January 16 to 17, 2025
January 16 to 17, 2025 · NWS GGW · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A series of cold fronts moved through the area with high winds mainly occurring in the Little Rocky Mountains of southwest Phillips county. Gusts over 50 mph occurred in other locations mainly in the eastern portions of the area.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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A series of cold fronts moved through the area with high winds mainly occurring in the Little Rocky Mountains of southwest Phillips county. Gusts over 50 mph occurred in other locations mainly in the eastern portions of the area.
High Wind, Little Rocky Mountains
- When
- January 16, 12:00 PM MST to January 17, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Little Rocky Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 48.259, -107.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds gusted to 60 mph at the Zortman BLM observation site at 232 pm July 16th.
- 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1223355.