Thunderstorm Wind — Blaine, Montana

2025-08-16 · near Ft Belknap Agency, Blaine, Montana

Event narrative

Mesonet station FBLM8 Fort Belknap RAWS. Time of gust is estimated.

Wider weather episode

Although upper level ridging was in place, weak disturbances moving through the ridge resulted widely scattered showers and thunderstorms August 16 and 17. The stronger storms, which formed in deep inverted-V environments, resulted in a few instances of severe gusts, mainly across the eastern plains.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1287574. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.