Thunderstorm Wind, Hill
- When
- June 17, 4:08 PM MST to 4:40 PM MST
- Where
- Hill County, Havre
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 48.550, -109.680
Damaging Wind in Montana, June 17, 1996
Part of the roof was blown off of a building at Montana State Northern college by strong thunderstorm winds. Several other buildings on campus were also damaged.
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 TFX wrote it up.
Part of the roof was blown off of a building at Montana State Northern college by strong thunderstorm winds. Several other buildings on campus were also damaged. Buildings in town were also damaged including a house having it's roof blown off and an abandoned county shop losing it's roof. A mobile home east of town was blown off it's blocks, had windows broken, and had siding stripped off. Part of the roof of Northern Montana hospital was blown off.
The radar
The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 175 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:08 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
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5550606.