Montana, 2026

Strong Wind in Montana, June 12, 2026

June 12, 2026 · NWS MSO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A backdoor cold front moved from north to south out of Canada and combined with shower activity to produce strong winds across the region.

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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 MSO wrote it up.

A backdoor cold front moved from north to south out of Canada and combined with shower activity to produce strong winds across the region.

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Event by event

1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Missoula / Bitterroot Valleys

When
June 12, 5:45 PM MST to 9:00 PM MST
Where
Missoula / Bitterroot Valleys forecast zone
Measured
42 kt (48 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
46.560, -114.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Fairly widespread wind gusts of forty five to fifty five miles per hour were observed. The strong winds resulted in over six hundred customers losing power in the Missoula and Lolo area.

What these are

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

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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: 1348918.