Thunderstorm Wind — Flathead, Montana

2013-08-25 · near Creston, Flathead, Montana

$3K

Property damage

40 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A member of the public measured strong gusty winds that pushed over three large Ponderosa Pine trees and power outages. A tree fell onto a transmission line that impacted two power substations causing power outages for the Many Lakes and Echo Lake area.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough moved from southwest Oregon on the morning of August 25th to southern British Columbia by the morning of the 26th. This system initiated strong thunderstorms on the evening of the 25th and also during the early morning hours on the 26th. These storms produced gusty winds that caused trees to topple over causing power outages and vehicle damage across portions of northwest Montana.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 473368. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.