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EF0 Tornado — Lake, Montana

2007-07-18 · near Pablo, Lake, Montana

$8K

Property damage

1.0 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The public reported a tornado 10 miles west northwest of Pablo and also a waterspout over Flathead Lake north of Polson. In addition, a sail boat (located on the Flathead County/Lake County line) was spun around at least once in a counterclockwise direction and then sank.

Wider weather episode

On July 18, an intensely strong shortwave trough moved to the northeast across Western Montana during the late afternoon and evening hours. The breaking of a strong mid level cap released copious amount of low level instability which aided in the rapid development of severe thunderstorm super cells.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 47112. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.