Montana, 2000Damaging Winds in Montana, July 23, 2000
July 23, 2000 · NWS BYZ · 13 events in 6 counties and zones
A cold front moved through south central Montana during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 23rd. Very little moisture was present at the surface.
Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $39,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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.
A cold front moved through south central Montana during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 23rd. Very little moisture was present at the surface. As a result...high-based thunderstorms developed which produced strong dry microburst winds in many areas.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stillwater
- When
- July 23, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Stillwater County, 4 mi S of Rapelje
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.669, -109.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind damage with large trees downed. Roof blown off.
Thunderstorm Wind, Yellowstone
- When
- July 23, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Yellowstone County, Laurel
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.937, -108.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind damage and power outage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Yellowstone
- When
- July 23, 6:15 PM MST
- Where
- Yellowstone County, Billings
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.937, -108.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind damage with 55-60 mile per hour winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Big Horn
- When
- July 23, 7:30 PM MST
- Where
- Big Horn County, 4 mi SE of Hardin
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.424, -107.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind damage with 60-70 mile per hour winds. Large trees downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Big Horn
- When
- July 23, 7:30 PM MST
- Where
- Big Horn County, Hardin
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.424, -107.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind damage. Large tree downed. Roof damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Big Horn
- When
- July 23, 7:50 PM MST
- Where
- Big Horn County, Crow Agency
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.424, -107.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind damage with 60 mile per hour wind gust
Thunderstorm Wind, Big Horn
- When
- July 23, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Big Horn County, 5 mi E of Hardin
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.424, -107.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind damage with 60 mph wind gust. Power outage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Big Horn
- When
- July 23, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Big Horn County, 15 mi E of Crow Agency
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.424, -107.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
60 mph wind gust at a RAWS station at Wolf Mountain.
Thunderstorm Wind, Big Horn
- When
- July 23, 8:10 PM MST
- Where
- Big Horn County, Busby
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.424, -107.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind damage with 60 mph winds. Trees downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rosebud
- When
- July 23, 8:25 PM MST
- Where
- Rosebud County, Ashland
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.230, -106.731 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind damage with 70 mph wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rosebud
- When
- July 23, 8:40 PM MST
- Where
- Rosebud County, Lame Deer
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.230, -106.731 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
73 mph thunderstorm wind gust from a RAWS station at Badger Peak.
Thunderstorm Wind, Powder River
- When
- July 23, 9:40 PM MST
- Where
- Powder River County, Broadus
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.395, -105.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind damage with 70 mph wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carter
- When
- July 23, 10:20 PM MST
- Where
- Carter County, Mill Iron
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.517, -104.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tree damage with 60-70 mph winds
- 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.
- Heat in Texas, July 23, 20002 deaths · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, July 23, 20001 injured · $13 million · F1 · 44 events
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, July 23 to 24, 2000$6.4 million · 7 events
- Wildfire in Montana, July 23 to 31, 20002 injured · $2.5 million · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 23, 2000$920,000 · 1.75 in hail · 26 events
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, July 23, 2000$200,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, July 23, 2000$180,000 · 51 kt wind · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 23, 2000$150,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 23, 2000$25,000 · 1 event
- Heat in California, July 23, 20001 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 23, 2000$11,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 23, 2000$7,000 · 3 events
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: 5164195, 5164196, 5164197, 5164198, 5164199, 5164200, 5164201, 5164206, 5164202, 5164203, 5164205, 5164204, 5164295.