Montana, 2026High Wind in Montana, January 17 to 18, 2026
January 17 to 18, 2026 · NWS GGW · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A strong low pressure system from the Canadian Rockies dropped south across northeast Montana, producing strong damaging winds. Some snow showers accompanied the system, dropping visibility to a mile (Poplar and Glasgow).
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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 strong low pressure system from the Canadian Rockies dropped south across northeast Montana, producing strong damaging winds. Some snow showers accompanied the system, dropping visibility to a mile (Poplar and Glasgow).
High Wind, Little Rocky Mountains
- When
- January 17, 5:00 PM MST to January 18, 12:00 AM MST
- Where
- Little Rocky Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 48.259, -107.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The BLM Zortman E mesonet site (MTM38) measured a 64 mph wind gust.
High Wind, McCone
- When
- January 17, 8:00 PM MST to January 18, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- McCone forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 47.645, -105.795 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The McGuire Creek MT-24 DOT site (mtmcg) measured a 61 mph wind gust.
High Wind, Central and Southern Valley
- When
- January 17, 11:00 PM MST to January 18, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Central and Southern Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The BLM Vandalia N mesonet site (MTM34) measured a 60 mph wind gust.
High Wind, Dawson
- When
- January 18, 12:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Dawson forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 47.266, -104.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Bloomfield CWOP mesonet site (G0525) measured a 66 mph wind gust.
- 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1300662, 1300670, 1300674, 1300661.