Thunderstorm Wind, Beaverhead
- When
- July 15, 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Beaverhead County, 4 mi NE of Lima
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.667, -112.550
Damaging Winds in Montana, July 15, 2006
Severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Lima 4NE (Antelope RAWS), 64 mph at the Montana State University campus in Bozeman and a gust to 61 mph at the Norris Hills DOT site. Numerous power lines were downed from falling tree limbs.
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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 TFX wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Lima 4NE (Antelope RAWS), 64 mph at the Montana State University campus in Bozeman and a gust to 61 mph at the Norris Hills DOT site. Numerous power lines were downed from falling tree limbs. Power was lost to sections of Bozeman including the loss of power at a movie theater complex.
The radar
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 174 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:30 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- July 15, 4:40 PM MST
- Where
- Madison County, Norris
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 45.567, -111.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Gallatin
- When
- July 15, 5:41 PM MST
- Where
- Gallatin County, Bozeman
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.683, -111.033
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5521499, 5521500, 5521501.