Thunderstorm Wind — Flathead, Montana

2013-08-25 · near (fca)kalispell Intl, Flathead, Montana

Event narrative

The Kalispell ASOS station measured a strong southerly wind gust to 55 mph. The Flathead Valley power companies reported that around 5,000 customers lost power from 8pm MDT through the early morning hours on August 26. Multiple trees fell on power lines causing the outages.

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 473369. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.