Thunderstorm Wind, Powder River
- When
- June 28, 4:30 PM MST to 4:32 PM MST
- Where
- Powder River County, 5 mi E of Broadus
- Measured
- 90 kt (104 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.450, -105.320
Damaging Wind in Montana, June 28, 1996
Winds 80 to 100 miles an hour (will mention 90 kts in data) uprooted a cottonwood tree 6 feet in diameter. Considerable damage occurred to farm properties in the area.
Where it happened
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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 BYZ wrote it up.
Winds 80 to 100 miles an hour (will mention 90 kts in data) uprooted a cottonwood tree 6 feet in diameter. Considerable damage occurred to farm properties in the area. Damage costs not known.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 246 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:29 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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- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 28, 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: 5552644.