Montana, 2026High Wind in Montana, January 6, 2026
January 6, 2026 · NWS TFX · 11 events in 11 counties and zones
An upper level trough brought strong winds aloft. The timing of these stronger winds aloft coincided with deep daytime mixing in the atmosphere, which brought those stronger winds to the surface across mostly North-Central MT.
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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.
An upper level trough brought strong winds aloft. The timing of these stronger winds aloft coincided with deep daytime mixing in the atmosphere, which brought those stronger winds to the surface across mostly North-Central MT.
High Wind, Eastern Toole and Liberty
- When
- January 6, 2:30 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Toole and Liberty forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 48.609, -111.360 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mesonet station DELMT Dellwo (MCSCN) measured a 74 mph wind gust.
High Wind, Northern High Plains
- When
- January 6, 3:40 AM MST to 1:45 PM MST
- Where
- Northern High Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 48.467, -112.610 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mesonet Site DOGM8 Dog Gun Lake MT measured an 81 mph wind gust. Mesonet station MTBRN Two Medicine Bridge (MT DOT) also measured a high wind gust.
High Wind, East Glacier Park Region
- When
- January 6, 5:00 AM MST to 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- East Glacier Park Region forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 48.467, -112.610 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mesonet station SNPMT Sunpoint measured a 75 mph wind gust. Mesonet station LGPVC Logan Pass (GNP) also measured high wind gusts.
High Wind, Cascade County Below 5000ft
- When
- January 6, 10:15 AM MST to 12:10 PM MST
- Where
- Cascade County Below 5000ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 47.308, -111.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
MT Mesonet Eden NW measured a 65 mph wind gust. A few other site including MT mesonet Belt NW, Mesonet station MTM76 Cascade E Mda, Mesonet station FW1843 Great Falls, and ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport also reported a high wind gust.
High Wind, Western and Central Chouteau County
- When
- January 6, 10:55 AM MST to 12:45 PM MST
- Where
- Western and Central Chouteau County forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 47.881, -110.435 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mesonet station MTM02 10.2 S Loma (MT-MESO) measured a 64 mph wind gust. Mesonet station DVI04529 Fort Benton also measured a high wind gust.
High Wind, Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera
- When
- January 6, 10:56 AM MST to 1:35 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 48.529, -112.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
ASOS station KCTB Cut Bank Airport measured a 68 mph wind gust. MT mesonet station Sunburst NW also measured a high wind gust.
High Wind, Judith Basin County and Judith Gap
- When
- January 6, 11:01 AM MST to 9:45 PM MST
- Where
- Judith Basin County and Judith Gap forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 47.155, -109.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser (MT DOT) measured a 72 mph wind gust.
High Wind, Little Belt and Highwood Mountains
- When
- January 6, 11:53 AM MST
- Where
- Little Belt and Highwood Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 47.208, -110.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mesonet station SFJM8 S. Fork Judith RAWS measured a 61 mph wind gust.
High Wind, Southern High Plains
- When
- January 6, 1:09 PM MST
- Where
- Southern High Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.480, -112.315 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wunderground sensor KMTAUGUS3 Upper Elk Creek measured a 68 mph wind gust.
High Wind, Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains
- When
- January 6, 1:11 PM MST to 1:30 PM MST
- Where
- Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 46.398, -111.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mesonet station MTBDC Bridger Canyon Mt measured a 61 mph wind gust.
High Wind, Snowy and Judith Mountains
- When
- January 6, 2:09 PM MST
- Where
- Snowy and Judith Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.264, -109.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wunderground sensor KMTLEWIS74 reported 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1301871, 1301869, 1301868, 1302864, 1302839, 1301870, 1302867, 1302917, 1301872, 1302967, 1302908.