Dust Devil in Lincoln County, Montana

Dust Devil July 26, 2013 · Lincoln 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

A member of the public in West Kootenai observed a strong and long-lived dust devil that caused roof damage to the Amish school and cut power momentarily at a warehouse. They said this was the strongest one they had ever experienced there in decades.

The wider storm

Temperatures rose well into the 90s across much of western Montana which allowed a strong dust devil to form north of Rexford. A school was damaged as a result.

Began near Gateway (48.9700, -115.2200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 471851. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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