Thunderstorm Wind, Cascade
- When
- July 23, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cascade County, 11 mi SW of Cascade
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.150, -111.883
Damaging Winds in Montana, July 23, 2006
A severe thunderstorm produced a 70 mph wind gust at Craig and a 65 mph wind gust at Cascade 11SW. The storm uprooted numerous trees and also produced heavy rain.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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 happened
The episode as NWS TFX wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm produced a 70 mph wind gust at Craig and a 65 mph wind gust at Cascade 11SW. The storm uprooted numerous trees and also produced heavy rain.
The radar
The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:01 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis and Clark
- When
- July 23, 3:15 PM MST
- Where
- Lewis and Clark County, Craig
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.083, -111.950
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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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: 5521504, 5521503.