Thunderstorm Wind — Broadwater, Montana

2025-07-31 · near Townsend Arpt, Broadwater, Montana

Event narrative

Media passed along a photo of what appears to be a landspout with defined circulation at the ground. Location estimated. No damages were reported with the landspout.

Wider weather episode

An upper-level shortwave combined with monsoon moisture brought a few severe thunderstorms and localized areas of heavy rainfall to North-Central MT. This resulted in isolated large hail, flooding, and a landspout. A stationary storm developed directly over the Great Falls urban area; this produced heavy rainfall and flash flooding in the city, with one gauge reporting 2.25 inches of rain in an hour. Another thunderstorm produced heavy rainfall over the Horse Gulch burn scar, which caused flash flooding downstream.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1280836. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.