Montana, 2001

Damaging Winds in Montana, July 10, 2001

July 10, 2001 · NWS GGW · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 10, 8:02 AM MST, 5 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 8:02 AM MST, 5 hours 42 minutes before
NORTHEAST MONTANA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
902 AM MDT TUE JUL 10 2001

...88D IS DOWN UFN...

CLOUD SHIELD OVER MOST OF THE CWFA...LIGHTNING STRIKES NOTED IN THE
FAR NORTHEASTERN ZONES. THE SOUTHEASTERN ZONES HAVE THE BEST SUN
RIGHT NOW...HOWEVER CLOUDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA QUICKLY THIS
MORNING. TEMPS SEEM A BIT TOO HIGH IN THE SOUTHWEST TODAY...TEMPS
ONLY IN THE 60S THIS MORNING...WOULD EXPECT UNDER CLOUD COVER THAT
IT COULD ONLY SQUEEZE ANOTHER 10 DEGREES AT BEST.  WILL LOWER TEMPS
ALL ZONES. LOOKING AT THIS MORNINGS MESO-ETA CURRENT POP FORECAST
LOOKS GOOD.                 PROTON

EXTENDED...MAIN 500MB FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION THROUGH MUCH
OF THE EXTENDED. EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES IN THIS FLOW COMBINED WITH
MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY
ABOVE NORMAL. CURRENT FORECAST APPEARS ON TRACK...NO CHANGES
PLANNED.    MEIER

KGGW /078 061/076 058/083 060/086 061/088 062/086 060/085
      TWTTTTT  76795/7833333

KGDV /084 062/074 059/083 060/087 062/089 062/086 060/085
      TWTTTTT  76596/7833333

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Valley

When
July 10, 1:44 PM MST to 1:48 PM MST
Where
Valley County, Glasgow Intl Arpt
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
48.217, -106.617

Thunderstorm Wind, Valley

When
July 10, 3:05 PM MST
Where
Valley County, Ft Peck
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.017, -106.450

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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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: 5262086, 5262087.