NWS Great Falls MTHW.W 0033September 28, 2026
High Wind Warning: East Glacier Park Region, Northern High Plains and Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera, MT
The National Weather Service office in Great Falls issued a high wind warning for East Glacier Park Region, Northern High Plains and Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera in Montana, which was in force until 12:00 p.m. local time on September 29. It was the 33rd high wind warning the NWS office in Great Falls issued in 2026. Montana had 8 high wind warnings in September 2026, against 2 in an average September 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
- East Glacier Park Region, Northern High Plains and Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera
- State
- Montana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:39 p.m. MDT, September 28, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 a.m. MDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 12:00 p.m. MDT, September 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KTFX HW.W 0033
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 50 mph, with gusts up to 75 mph. * WHERE...East Glacier Park Region Zone, and Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera and Northern High Plains. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to noon MDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Isolated tree damage is expected.
What the agency told people to do
People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
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