Lightning — Deer Lodge, Montana

2009-07-26 · near Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Montana

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 199041. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.