Damaging Wind in Wyoming, July 9, 2022

Name: Damaging Wind in Wyoming, July 9, 2022
Start: 2022-07-09T22:50
End: 2022-07-09T22:50
Location: Wyoming

July 9, 2022 · NWS BYZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A thunderstorm at the Sheridan Airport produced a severe wind gust.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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What happened

The episode as NWS BYZ wrote it up.

A thunderstorm at the Sheridan Airport produced a severe wind gust.

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 Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 9, 9:34 PM MST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 9:34 PM MST, 1 hour 16 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion...Updated
National Weather Service Billings MT
1034 PM MDT Sat Jul 9 2022

.UPDATE...

Severe thunderstorm watch for Golden Valley and Musselshell
Counties expired at 10 PM MDT. Severe weather threat has ended for
those counties as more stable air has moved in there.

Farther east, the atmosphere is still quite unstable and the
severe weather threat continues. Severe thunderstorm watch
for Rosebud, Custer and Fallon Counties remains in effect until 4
AM MDT tonight. RMS

&&

.DISCUSSION...

Tonight through Monday night...

High pressure ridging that has been dominate over the forecast
area the past several days will shift east this evening into
Sunday as an upper trough and cold front move across the area.
Surface dewpoints are in the 50s and 60s across the forecast area
with temperatures well into the 80s. However, 700mb temperatures
are quite warm resulting in the atmosphere being capped. We expect
this cap to erode later this afternoon into this evening as the
upper trough approaches and begins to shift the ridge axis east.
Short term models show thunderstorm development across southwest
Montana late this afternoon moving across mainly Wheatland County
late afternoon. Thunderstorms, some severe, will continue to
develop this evening and move east during the evening hours, with
the activity continuing across areas such as Custer and Fallon
Counties into the early morning hours. The highest probabilities
for severe thunderstorms will be along and north of a Livingston-
Billings- Miles City-Baker line. Any thunderstorm will be capable
of large hail, damaging winds and heavy rain.

For Sunday, the upper trough will move eastward over the Northern
Rockies with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. There is a marginal to slight risk of a severe
thunderstorm from about Big Timber eastward and southeastward.
However, the threat of severe weather is less on Sunday due to
less instability from cooler surface temperatures and slightly
lower dew points. Temperatures will be cooler Monday with readings
in the lower to middle 80s.

We expect a break in the severe weather by Monday as cooler and
drier air settle in over the forecast area. Skies will be sunny
with temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s which is slightly
below normal for this time of year. This will be short-lived,
however, as hot temperatures return by Wednesday. Hooley

Tuesday through Saturday...

A ridge of high pressure will move over the forecast area for the
remainder of the week. This will result in hot temperatures and
dry conditions. Afternoon highs may hit 100 degrees Wednesday with
90s for the remainder of the week into next weekend. The ridge
axis shifts east late Wednesday into Thursday which will bring the
return of a southwest flow aloft and a slight chance for a
thunderstorm Thursday into the weekend. Hooley

&&

.AVIATION...

Mostly sunny skies will prevail for the remainder of the day with
VFR conditions prevailing. Thunderstorm activity will develop
around the KLVM area by late afternoon. The activity will continue
to develop and move east during the evening hours. The best
chances for thunderstorms will be along but mainly north of a
KLVM- KBIL-KMLS-KBHK line. The activity may continue after 06z for
the KMLS and KBHK areas. Any thunderstorm will be capable of
large hail, damaging winds and heavy rain. Expect MVFR to IFR
conditions in and near any thunderstorm. Hooley

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...

    Sun     Mon     Tue     Wed     Thu     Fri     Sat
-----------------------------------------------------------
BIL 060/084 057/082 058/091 064/100 067/096 066/095 065/095
    32/T    10/U    00/U    01/U    11/U    12/T    22/T
LVM 053/082 049/082 052/090 058/097 060/094 059/092 060/093
    42/T    10/U    00/U    01/U    22/T    12/T    12/T
HDN 060/086 057/083 055/093 063/102 064/098 064/098 064/098
    22/T    20/U    00/U    00/G    10/U    11/B    21/U
MLS 063/085 059/082 058/089 065/100 070/097 068/097 067/098
    32/T    20/U    00/U    00/U    10/U    11/B    21/U
4BQ 063/085 060/081 058/089 064/099 070/097 068/096 067/096
    22/T    30/U    00/U    00/U    10/U    11/B    21/U
BHK 063/082 057/079 056/086 061/094 067/095 066/093 066/094
    32/T    30/U    00/U    00/U    11/U    11/B    21/U
SHR 059/085 056/081 055/089 061/098 065/096 065/095 063/094
    02/T    21/U    01/U    01/U    11/U    22/T    22/T

&&

.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 453 in effect until 4 AM MDT Sunday
      FOR ZONES 31>33-58.
WY...None.

&&

weather.gov/billings

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 9, 8:25 PM MST, 2 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
925 PM MDT SAT JUL 09 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0918 PM     HAIL             9 N ROUNDUP             46.58N 108.54W
07/09/2022  E1.75 INCH       MUSSELSHELL        MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

0920 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 ENE ROUNDUP           46.45N 108.49W
07/09/2022  M55.00 MPH       MUSSELSHELL        MT   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

ARTHUR

Local storm report, Jul 9, 8:34 PM MST, 2 hours 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
934 PM MDT SAT JUL 09 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0912 PM     HAIL             MELSTONE                46.60N 107.87W
07/09/2022  E1.75 INCH       MUSSELSHELL        MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

0923 PM     HAIL             9 NNE ROUNDUP           46.56N 108.47W
07/09/2022  E1.00 INCH       MUSSELSHELL        MT   COCORAHS

&&

TRC

Local storm report, Jul 9, 8:44 PM MST, 2 hours 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
944 PM MDT SAT JUL 09 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0938 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 S SUMATRA             46.54N 107.54W
07/09/2022  M50.00 MPH       ROSEBUD            MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

0938 PM     HAIL             5 S SUMATRA             46.54N 107.54W
07/09/2022  E0.50 INCH       ROSEBUD            MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

TRC

Local storm report, Jul 9, 9:58 PM MST, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1058 PM MDT SAT JUL 09 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0845 PM     TSTM WND GST     13 NW ROUNDUP           46.58N 108.74W
07/09/2022  M62.00 MPH       MUSSELSHELL        MT   MESONET

0947 PM     HAIL             6 WSW MELSTONE          46.55N 107.98W
07/09/2022  E1.00 INCH       MUSSELSHELL        MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

0951 PM     HAIL             MELSTONE                46.60N 107.87W
07/09/2022  E1.25 INCH       MUSSELSHELL        MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

TRC

Local storm report, Jul 9, 10:14 PM MST, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1114 PM MDT SAT JUL 09 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0937 PM     HAIL             5 SE MUSSELSHELL        46.47N 108.02W
07/09/2022  E2.00 INCH       MUSSELSHELL        MT   PUBLIC

&&

ARTHUR

Local storm report, Jul 9, 10:44 PM MST, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1144 PM MDT SAT JUL 09 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1112 PM     HAIL             20 NW MILES CITY        46.62N 106.11W
07/09/2022  E0.75 INCH       CUSTER             MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 0.79 INCHES

1130 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 WNW MILES CITY        46.43N 105.89W
07/09/2022  M58.00 MPH       CUSTER             MT   ASOS

&&

ARTHUR

The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 176 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:51 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sheridan

When: July 9, 10:50 PM MST
Where: Sheridan County, 0.49 mi E of (Shr)sheridan Co Arp
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 44.770, -106.970

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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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: 1037227.