High Wind Warning Issued for Rocky Mountain Front and Northern Montana
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NOAA issued it on May 20, 2026, 3 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Great Falls has issued a High Wind Warning for parts of northern Montana including the Rocky Mountain Front, effective from 6 PM Wednesday to midnight MDT Thursday night.
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- Record type
- High Wind Warning
- Affected area
- Rocky Mountain Front and Northern Montana
- Issued
- May 20, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Great Falls MT
Wind notices are issued against local thresholds and a defined time window. Confirm both in the original notice before making a current-condition decision.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Rocky Mountain Front and Northern Montana.
Alert Details
A High Wind Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service Great Falls MT. The alert is effective from May 12 at 11:48 PM MDT, with onset at 6 PM MDT Wednesday and ending at midnight MDT Thursday night.
Affected Areas
The warning covers East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains; Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera; Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Southern High Plains; and Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass. Specific areas include the Rocky Mountain Front and adjacent foothills and plains, Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera Counties, and Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass.
What You Should Do
People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
Expected Conditions
Westerly winds of 40 to 50 mph are expected with gusts up to 90 mph possible along the Rocky Mountain Front, and gusts up to 75 mph elsewhere.
Timeline
The High Wind Warning is in effect from 6 PM Wednesday to midnight MDT Thursday night, with the alert expiring May 13 at 5:15 PM MDT and ending May 15 at 12:00 AM MDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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