Thunderstorm Wind — Roosevelt, Montana

2010-06-16 · near Froid, Roosevelt, Montana

Event narrative

Severe thunderstorms across the region had widespread reports of winds in the 60 to 75 mph range, but a microburst 3 miles west of the town of Froid produced winds estimated based off of the damage survey at 110 to 125 mph. The winds hit just after 9 pm MDT. A modular home that was strapped to the ground had the straps snapped, and it was lifted from its foundation, thrown 30 feet to the north-northeast and flipped over. Two people were in the home at the time and a female ended up approximately 250-280 feet north-northeast of the main debris area. The female victim died shortly afterwards and the male victim was hospitalized with injuries including a broken arm and collarbone. The home was a total loss. A garage next to the home had damage to the garage doors, the siding on the west side of the home, and some of the roofing shingles torn off.

Wider weather episode

A strong system ejecting out of the central Rockies brought heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms to the area during the evening. This episode produced an EF1 tornado in northern McCone county and a microburst in eastern Roosevelt county that killed one person near Froid, MT.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 238164. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.