Montana, 2024

Damaging Wind in Montana, September 12, 2024

September 12, 2024 · NWS GGW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An upper level low and jet streak forced unusually strong shear over the region, which|managed to generate some strong storms. A few storms become severe.

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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 GGW wrote it up.

An upper level low and jet streak forced unusually strong shear over the region, which|managed to generate some strong storms. A few storms become severe.

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 152 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:45 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When
September 12, 5:45 PM MST
Where
Dawson County, 1.4 mi W of Bloomfield
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
47.420, -104.960

The GW0525 Bloomfield mesonet station (G0525) measured a 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1205266.