Thunderstorm Wind in Pondera County, Montana
Thunderstorm Wind August 23, 2024 · Pondera County, Montana
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A personal weather station measured a severe gust.
The wider storm
An anomalously strong upper level trough was set up just off the west coast, which resulted in a strong belt of mid level southerly flow across Southwest through North-central Montana. Synoptic winds were already breezy from the south, allowing thunderstorms to easily produce strong wind gusts given inverted-V soundings. Wind gusts in excess of 80 mph were observed on this day as a line of gusty outflow spread northward over the plains.
A High Wind Warning was also issued for Southwest Montana this day, though no strong synoptic gusts were observed.
Began near Valier (48.2500, -112.3000).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1200672. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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