Thunderstorm Wind — Treasure, Montana

2017-07-10 · near Myers, Treasure, Montana

Wider weather episode

A strong Pacific cold front swept across the Billings Forecast area during the afternoon and early evening of the 10th. Thunderstorms developed ahead of and along the front. Temperatures ahead of the front were very hot with low dewpoints. As a result, these thunderstorms produced very strong and damaging wind gusts. Although many areas reported strong wind gusts, the only location that reported damage was Miles City in Custer County.

The very strong winds downed power lines across the Miles City area which sparked some grass fires. Power lines fell on one house causing it to catch fire. The house was reported to be totally destroyed. Most of Miles City was without power for a period of time.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 699864. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.