Lightning in Ravalli County, Montana

Lightning July 30, 2023 · Ravalli County, Montana

$70K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A lightning caused fire consumed hay stored for winter cattle feeding at the Double K Ranch. More than 400 bales each weighting 1000 pounds were lost, which is a year's worth of feed for this ranch. Fencing was also lost in the fire.

The wider storm

Scattered mostly dry thunderstorms developed on the afternoon on the 28th with subsequent lightning leading to a fire that damaged a local hay crop.

Began near Darby (46.0469, -114.2068).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1106175. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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