Thunderstorm Wind — Meagher, Montana

2020-08-20 · near Ringling, Meagher, Montana

Event narrative

Mesonet station mtdpc deep creek US-12 (mt dot).

Wider weather episode

Shortwave trough moves into The Northern Rockies and continues east-northeastward across Montana. Thunderstorm development occurs across the mountains during the early afternoon hours, with coverage expected to increase as the shortwave moves eastward. Greatest instability and potential for organized storm updrafts with hail and locally heavy

rain, in addition to strong winds, exists early in the afternoon with initial storms. Then, transition to more of a widespread thunderstorm wind threat as storms track eastward into the evening.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 918197. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.