Thunderstorm Wind, Fergus
- When
- July 11, 7:40 PM MST
- Where
- Fergus County, 4.17 mi S of Garneill
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 46.690, -109.740
AWOS station K!LM Judith Gap measured a 51 kt gust.
Damaging Wind in Montana, July 11, 2024
Deep inverted-V soundings, combined with limited yet sufficient moisture to result in a few thunderstorms across the region July 11. The strongest storm, which moved through Judith Gap, produced a severe caliber wind gust.
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
- 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.
Deep inverted-V soundings, combined with limited yet sufficient moisture to result in a few thunderstorms across the region July 11. The strongest storm, which moved through Judith Gap, produced a severe caliber wind gust.
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:37 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.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1186671.