Thunderstorm Wind — Judith Basin, Montana

2025-09-12 · near Sipple, Judith Basin, Montana

Event narrative

Report via media: Funnel cloud was observed picking up dust for about 45 seconds and believed to have touched the ground. Location was about 6 mi south of Buffalo and 2 mi west of Garneill. No damages were reported with the landspout.

Wider weather episode

An upper-level trough produced afternoon showers and thunderstorms. A weak CAPE profile kept the severe thunderstorm risk on the low end. However, with the upper-level low overhead with embedded mini vorticity maximums, a brief landspout was able to form.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1287771. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.