Thunderstorm Wind — Sheridan, Wyoming

2024-06-27 · near Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming

Event narrative

Downed power lines and tree limbs were reported.

Wider weather episode

An unstable southwest flow aloft was over the Billings Forecast Area. Large-scale ascent ahead of a midlevel trough tracked eastward across the northern Rockies. Thunderstorms developed over the mountains of southwest Montana and moved east onto the adjacent plains. Wind shear of around 50kts supported storm organization resulting in organized thunderstorm clusters and supercells, some of which produced large hail and severe outflow winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1192605. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.