Thunderstorm Wind, Cascade
- When
- December 10, 6:26 PM MST
- Where
- Cascade County, Great Falls
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.520, -111.300
Damaging Wind in Montana, December 10, 1996
A line of thunderstorms formed over western Montana and moved eastward through the Great Falls area. A gust of 67 mph was recorded at the Weather Service Office as these storms moved through.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS TFX wrote it up.
A line of thunderstorms formed over western Montana and moved eastward through the Great Falls area. A gust of 67 mph was recorded at the Weather Service Office as these storms moved through.
The radar
The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 9 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:26 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- High Wind in Nevada, December 10, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, December 10 to 11, 1996
- Flood in California, December 10, 1996
- Flood in California, December 10, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, December 10, 1996
- Flash Flood in California, December 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 10, 1996
- High Wind in Nevada, December 10, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, December 10, 1996
- High Wind in Nevada, December 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, December 10, 1996
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: 5579968.