Thunderstorm Wind in Judith Basin County, Montana

Thunderstorm Wind September 12, 2025 · Judith Basin County, Montana

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Sipple (46.7600, -109.8000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1287771. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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