Thunderstorm Wind — Beaverhead, Montana

2023-08-29 · near Lakeview, Beaverhead, Montana

Event narrative

Peak hourly gust as measured by RAWS station RRDM8 near Red Rock. Time of occurrence based on radar.

Wider weather episode

A Pacific cold front resulted in a period of showers and thunderstorms that produced severe caliber winds across most of the forecast area August 29th and into the 30th, initially across western and southwestern areas, spreading northeastward through the overnight period. Behind the Pacific front, zonal flow was sufficiently strong to result in isolated instances of High Wind Warning criteria gusts across the plains of North-central Montana.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1115902. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.