Montana, 2024

Strong Wind in Montana, June 15, 2024

June 15, 2024 · NWS MSO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An unseasonably cold trough brought gusty winds associated with showers in the late afternoon.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20,000
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 MSO wrote it up.

An unseasonably cold trough brought gusty winds associated with showers in the late afternoon.

The radar

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Event by event

1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Flathead/Mission Valleys

When
June 15, 4:00 PM MST to 4:30 PM MST
Where
Flathead/Mission Valleys forecast zone
Measured
41 kt (47 mph) measured gust
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
Utility Company
Coordinates
47.872, -114.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Showers brought gusty winds to the Flathead Valley with a peak gusts of 47 mph at KGPI. The gusty winds caused a few trees to fall on power lines with just over 800 electric customers without power for a short time.

What these are

Strong Wind
Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1178580.