Heavy Rain — Deer Lodge, Montana

2010-08-05 · near Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Montana

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported that 0.78 inches of precipitation fell in 40 to 50 minutes.

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms formed ahead of an approaching upper level trough oriented along the Pacific coast. Thunderstorms mainly produced hail, up to 1.5 inches in diameter, but some wind damage was also reported across southwest Montana. Heavy rain was also reported with these thunderstorms. In some cases nearly an inch of rain fell in a short amount of time. A flash flood occurred in Drummond due to the heavy rain.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 258049. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.