Thunderstorm Wind, Fergus
- When
- July 17, 9:15 PM MST
- Where
- Fergus County, 18 mi N of Roy
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.600, -108.933
Damaging Wind in Montana, July 17, 2006
A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 65 mph at Roy 18N (Armells Creek RAWS).
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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.
A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 65 mph at Roy 18N (Armells Creek RAWS).
The radar
The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 185 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:16 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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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- Tornado and Heat in Iowa, July 17, 2006
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- Heat in Missouri, July 17 to 20, 2006
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, July 17, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 17, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 17, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 17, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 17, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 17, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 17, 2006
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: 5521502.