NWS Great Falls MTHW.W 0027June 28, 2026
High Wind Warning: Hill County, Western and Central Chouteau County and Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, MT
The National Weather Service office in Great Falls issued a high wind warning for Hill County, Western and Central Chouteau County and Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine in Montana, which was in force until 3:00 a.m. local time on June 29. It was the 27th high wind warning the NWS office in Great Falls issued in 2026. Montana had 3 high wind warnings in June 2026, against 2 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Montana's high wind warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 12 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Great Falls MT
- Area
- Hill County, Western and Central Chouteau County and Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine
- State
- Montana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:31 a.m. MDT, June 28, 2026
- In force from
- 3:00 p.m. MDT, June 28, 2026
- Expires
- 3:00 a.m. MDT, June 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KTFX HW.W 0027
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
High Wind Warnings in Montana since 2008Every warning type in Montana
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...West to southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Hill County, and Western and Central Chouteau County. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 3 AM MDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Leafed out trees may see higher impacts compared to a similar event in the winter.
What the agency told people to do
People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.