Thunderstorm Wind, Broadwater
- When
- July 10, 4:15 PM MST
- Where
- Broadwater County, 3.41 mi WNW of Townsend
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 46.330, -111.590
Measured via site GINM8 Ginger.
Damaging Winds in Montana, July 10, 2023
Scattered thunderstorms impacted central and southwestern Montana. The strongest storms developed over Great Falls which had wind gusts around 50 mph, and the Canyon Ferry Lake area where gusts up to 63 mph were officially recorded.
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
- 5
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.
Scattered thunderstorms impacted central and southwestern Montana. The strongest storms developed over Great Falls which had wind gusts around 50 mph, and the Canyon Ferry Lake area where gusts up to 63 mph were officially recorded. Other storms across the area generally produced wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph and small hail.
The radar
The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:13 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cascade
- When
- July 10, 4:40 PM MST
- Where
- Cascade County, 4.25 mi SSW of Ulm
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 47.370, -111.540
Measured via Ambient Weather. Air temperature dropped from 90 degrees to 72 with passage of storm.
Thunderstorm Wind, Meagher
- When
- July 10, 4:43 PM MST
- Where
- Meagher County, 8.63 mi SW of Calkins
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 46.350, -111.070
Measured via station MtDPC Deep Creek.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cascade
- When
- July 10, 4:44 PM MST
- Where
- Cascade County, 2.12 mi SSW of Ulm
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 47.400, -111.530
Measured via site KMTUlm7.
Thunderstorm Wind, Broadwater
- When
- July 10, 4:54 PM MST
- Where
- Broadwater County, 8.3 mi NNW of Radersburg
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 46.310, -111.700
Measured via site EKHM8 Elkhorn.
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.
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1112565, 1112556, 1112559, 1112563, 1112561.