Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- July 27, 5:20 PM MST to 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Richland County, 1 mi S of Fairview
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.830, -104.050
Damaging Wind in Montana, July 27, 1996
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH 3/4 TO ONE INCH HAIL PRODUCED DAMAGE JUST OUTSIDE FAIRVIEW, ND IN MONTANA. A TRAILER HOUSE WAS OVERTURNED AND TOSSED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING ROLLING OVER A CHEVY BLAZER IN THE PROCESS.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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 GGW wrote it up.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH 3/4 TO ONE INCH HAIL PRODUCED DAMAGE JUST OUTSIDE FAIRVIEW, ND IN MONTANA. A TRAILER HOUSE WAS OVERTURNED AND TOSSED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING ROLLING OVER A CHEVY BLAZER IN THE PROCESS. POWER LINES AND TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
- Rip Current in Florida, July 27, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 27 to 28, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 27, 1996
- Hail in Kansas, July 27, 1996
- Hail in Kansas, July 27, 1996
- Hail in Kansas, July 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, July 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 27, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Texas, July 27, 1996
- Hail in Kansas, July 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Maine, July 27, 1996
More
Every storm in Montana in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, July 1996
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: 5583024.