Thunderstorm Wind — Lake, Montana

2024-08-23 · near St Ignatius, Lake, Montana

Event narrative

A lot of trees down around St. Ignatius. The wind picked up a turkey pen and flipped it upside down. Trees and power lines were also downed in Kicking Horse and Polson.

Wider weather episode

Several severe thunderstorms causing significant wind damage in the Bitterroot, Mission, and Seeley-Swan valleys.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (47.3200, -114.0900)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1202018. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.