EF0 Tornado — Beaverhead, Montana

2023-08-06 · near Snowline, Beaverhead, Montana

1.6 mi

Path length

40 yds

Path width

Event narrative

Public submitted video of a landspout located northwest of Lime Reservoir, associated with a rain shower in the vicinity.

Wider weather episode

A closed 500 mb low over the Pacific Northwest opened up and shifted toward the Northern Rockies during this period. This wave, in combination with daytime heating, resulted in showers and thunderstorms across the region August 6th. Shear was meager, but was maximized locally to produce one tornado in Jefferson County. Additionally, a landspout was observed in southern Beaverhead County near the Idaho border.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1115329. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.