Thunderstorm Wind, Silver Bow
- When
- July 22, 5:17 PM MST
- Where
- Silver Bow County, (Btm)mooney Arpt But
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.950, -112.500
Damaging Winds in Montana, July 22, 2000
50 to 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts at the Missoula airport blew down storage area wall next to NWS office. Report of minor roof damage in Ovando in Powell County from thunderstorm winds.
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
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 MSO wrote it up.
50 to 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts at the Missoula airport blew down storage area wall next to NWS office. Report of minor roof damage in Ovando in Powell County from thunderstorm winds. Billboard blown down along HWY 93 near Evaro Hill in Missoula County. Thunderstorm wind gusts 50 to 60 mph blew down 50 foot-tall pine tree onto two men at Echo Lake near Bigfork in Flathead County. 59 year old man died from the accident, and his son received injuries to his shoulder. Thunderstorm winds caused damage from Bigfork to Columbia Falls, where two cars were hit by falling trees and power lines were brought down by 50 to 60 mph wind gusts.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Missoula
- When
- July 22, 5:21 PM MST
- Where
- Missoula County, (Mso)missoula Intl A
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.917, -114.083
Thunderstorm Wind, Powell
- When
- July 22, 6:43 PM MST
- Where
- Powell County, Ovando
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.017, -113.133
Thunderstorm Wind, Missoula
- When
- July 22, 6:58 PM MST
- Where
- Missoula County, Evaro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.050, -114.083
Thunderstorm Wind, Flathead
- When
- July 22, 7:30 PM MST to 8:39 PM MST
- Where
- Flathead County, Bigfork
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 48.067, -114.067
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Flathead | 2000-07-22 | 59 | Male | Under Tree | Direct |
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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- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 22, 2000
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- Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 22, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 22, 2000
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5154576, 5154577, 5154578, 5154579, 5154580.