Lightning in Deer Lodge County, Montana

Lightning July 26, 2009 · Deer Lodge County, Montana

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning from a thunderstorm that rolled through Anaconda started a roof on fire that was put out by the fire department before extensive damage occurred. The fire burned though the exterior of the roof and down into the insulation, about 20 square feet of the roof.

The wider storm

A rare slow moving upper level low brought a round of strong to severe thunderstorms across portions of western Montana. The main threat with these cells was heavy rain and hail. Hail reached up to an inch in diameter and covered the ground in some locations. In addition, heavy rain caused flash flooding on the Black Cat burn area, just outside of Missoula.

Began near Anaconda (46.1300, -113.0335).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 199041. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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