Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- July 11, 12:20 PM MST
- Where
- Richland County, 18 mi N of Sidney
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 47.970, -104.150
Damaging Winds in Montana, July 11, 1998
9 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $18,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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 Glasgow radar (KGGW), 186 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:19 UTC.
Event by event
9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield
- When
- July 11, 6:25 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield County, 40 mi WNW of Jordan
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.530, -107.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Valley
- When
- July 11, 6:51 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 35 mi SW of Glasgow
- Measured
- 66 kt (76 mph)
- Reported by
- ARPT EQUIP(AWOS,ASOS)
- Coordinates
- 47.830, -107.170
Thunderstorm Wind, McCone
- When
- July 11, 7:03 PM MST
- Where
- McCone County, Brockway
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 47.300, -105.770
Roof damage done to businesses in Brockway.
Thunderstorm Wind, Valley
- When
- July 11, 7:05 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, Ft Peck
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 48.020, -106.450
Shingles were ripped off of a roof in Fort Peck.
Thunderstorm Wind, Valley
- When
- July 11, 7:14 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, Glasgow Intl Arpt
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- ARPT EQUIP(AWOS,ASOS)
- Coordinates
- 48.220, -106.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Valley
- When
- July 11, 7:31 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 2 mi W of Ft Peck
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.020, -106.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Roosevelt
- When
- July 11, 7:49 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, Wolf Pt
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 48.100, -105.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Roosevelt
- When
- July 11, 8:27 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 3 mi N of Poplar
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Reported by
- ARPT EQUIP(AWOS,ASOS)
- Coordinates
- 48.150, -105.200
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
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 11, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 11, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, July 11, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 11, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 11, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 11, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 11, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 11, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 11, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, July 11 to 13, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 11, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 11 to 12, 1998
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5653857, 5653858, 5653859, 5653865, 5653860, 5653861, 5653862, 5653863, 5653864.