A significantly unstable atmosphere and favorable winds produced many strong thunderstorms across eastern Montana, on of which became severe over Sheridan County.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS GGW wrote it up.
A significantly unstable atmosphere and favorable winds produced many strong thunderstorms across eastern Montana, on of which became severe over Sheridan County.
The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 183 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:28 UTC.
1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Dawson County DES Coordinator reported a 65 year old woman struck and killed by lightning while walking along Airport Road west of Glendive.
Trained spotter reported hail up to the size of golf balls, as well as 0.75 inch of rain. Time is estimated from radar.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Dawson | 2020-07-31 | 65 | Female | Under Tree | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Montana in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, July 2020
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 912593, 909738.