Thunderstorm Wind, Ravalli
- When
- July 9, 2:15 PM MST
- Where
- Ravalli County, Warrick
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.082, -114.121 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees and power lines down.
Damaging Winds in Montana, July 9, 1995
8 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ravalli
- When
- July 9, 4:06 PM MST
- Where
- Ravalli County, Jefferson City
- Coordinates
- 46.082, -114.121 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ravalli
- When
- July 9, 4:45 PM MST
- Where
- Ravalli County, Golden Valley
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.082, -114.121 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds estimated at greater than 60 mph uprooted trees up and down the Bitteroot valley. A 100 year old cottonwood tree fell onto a house, destroying the front room of the house. 4 sheep were killed when a tree fell on them.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ravalli
- When
- July 9, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Ravalli County, Lavina
- Coordinates
- 46.082, -114.121 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds estimated at greater than 60 mph uprooted trees up and down the Bitteroot valley. A 100 year old cottonwood tree fell onto a house, destroying the front room of the house. 4 sheep were killed when a tree fell on them.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- July 9, 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 48.543, -115.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds blew roofs off of homes and blew large trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- July 9, 5:55 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Billings
- Coordinates
- 48.543, -115.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds blew roofs off of homes and blew large trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Granite
- When
- July 9, 7:22 PM MST
- Where
- Granite County
- Coordinates
- 46.404, -113.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were blown down in the Black Pine area. Small hail covered the ground. Flathead County,09,1930MST,,,0,0,?,?,TSTM WIND Whitefish Many trees were knocked down in Whitefish by winds estimated at about 60 mph. The winds caused 5 foot swells on nearby Whitefish Lake.
Thunderstorm Wind, Flathead
- When
- July 9, 7:40 PM MST
- Where
- Flathead County
- Coordinates
- 48.295, -114.050 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An outdoor sound stage and large tent were blown over at the Big Mountain ski resort.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 9, 1995
- Tornado and Hail in Oregon, July 9, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Washington, July 9, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 9, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 9, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 9, 1995
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, July 9, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 9, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 9, 1995
- Hail in Arkansas, July 9, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 9, 1995
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 9, 1995
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10334623, 10334624, 10334625, 10334626, 10335034, 10335035, 10334925, 10334856.