Occurred Nov 5, 2026, 5:38:00 PM UTC

First published Nov 6, 2026, 12:52:15 AM UTC · Last updated Nov 6, 2026, 12:54:15 AM UTC

Strong winds

High Wind Watch — NWS Great Falls MT

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High Wind Watch issued November 5 at 10:38AM MST until November 8 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Great Falls MT

Reported by U.S. National Weather Service Alerts NWS, U.S. National Weather Service Alerts NWS

A High Wind Watch covers the Southern High Plains during two periods from Friday through Sunday, with strong winds and gusts possible. Travel could be very difficult and isolated power outages are possible; additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.

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Affected location: Southern High Plains

Illustrative image: Recent sea-level height data from NASA Jason-1 altimetric satellite show that continuing weaker-than-normal trade winds in the western and central equatorial Pacific have triggered another strong, eastward moving, warm Kelvin wave. — NASA/JPL Ocean Surface Topography Team/NASA Image and Video Library, NASA Media Usage Guidelines

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The watch describes possible hazardous winds that could make travel difficult and cause isolated power outages.

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Nov 5, 2026, 5:38 PM UTC
A High Wind Watch covers the Southern High Plains during two periods from Friday through Sunday, with strong winds and gusts possible. Travel could be very difficult and isolated power outages are possible; additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
U.S. National Weather Service Alerts NWS

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