Thunderstorm Wind — Silver Bow, Montana

2013-08-01 · near Butte, Silver Bow, Montana

Event narrative

A newspaper in Butte reported that the top of an approximately 40 foot Ponderosa Pine tree fell over onto Park Street near the Montana Tech hill. Looking at the photo, the tree apparently fell towards the east direction.

Wider weather episode

A 40 to 50 knot mid-level southwest jet maximum combined with unstable conditions to trigger thunderstorms across southwest Montana.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 473358. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.