Thunderstorm Wind — Lincoln, Montana

2020-06-24 · near Eureka, Lincoln, Montana

Event narrative

Significant power line and power pole damage was reported by the power company, due to multiple, downed trees. A photo on social media showed a large pine tree on top of a car. Power was out in the area for almost 24 hours.

Wider weather episode

A west to east moving wave from Washington State, initiated a few supercell thunderstorms. These storms brought damaging hail and damaging wind to Lincoln County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 895732. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.