High Wind Warning — East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 05:59 UTC. The event is classified as a storm incident with a severity rating of Severe, and was detected through the US National Weather Service (NWS).

High Wind Warning issued October 16 at 11:59PM MDT until October 18 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT * WHAT...Southwest winds 40 to 50 mph, with gusts up to 80 mph expected. Isolated wind gusts near 90 mph in wind prone locations along the immediate eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountain Front. * WHERE...East Glacier Park Region and Northern High Plains. * WHEN...From 9 AM Saturday to midnight MDT Saturday Night. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Isolated instances of tree damage and or power outages are possible. Outdoor recreation within Glacier National Park, particularly near mountain passes and saddles, will be dangerous and could lead to falls in areas of exposure. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The period of most intense wind speeds and gusts is likely to occur between 2 PM and 6 PM.

Where this happened

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Approximate coordinates of the reported event are 37.100°, -95.700°. The marker on the map above shows this position; for news-derived reports the location reflects the place named in media coverage and may represent a district or city rather than an exact site.

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Timeline and sources

Official warning

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  1. · received · event time 17 Oct 2026, 05:59 UTC
    First report Official warning

    First recorded from U.S. National Weather Service.

    U.S. National Weather Service ↗

  2. · received · event time 17 Oct 2026, 19:05 UTC
    Also reported Official warning

    Also reported by U.S. National Weather Service: "High Wind Warning — East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains"

    U.S. National Weather Service ↗

Times are when this site received each report, in UTC; the event time is shown where the source gave one. 2 reports are attached to this incident. Copies of one syndicated story count as one report.

Conditions at the time

0mm
Rainfall that day
12°C
Maximum temperature
5°C
Minimum temperature
15km/h
Peak wind speed

No rainfall was recorded that day, and the temperature peaked at 12°C. Conditions are shown for context only — they do not establish a cause.

Weather reanalysis for this location and date via Open-Meteo.