Montana, 2025

High 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS GGW wrote it up.

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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Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

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.

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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1223355.