Thunderstorm Wind — Missoula, Montana

2021-06-13 · near Clearwater Junction, Missoula, Montana

$75K

Property damage

55 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Strong southerly outflow winds of 45 to 60 mph downed hundreds of live trees, primarily ponderosa and larch varieties. Most of the trees were uprooted but a few had tops blown out. The main area of damage extended from Salmon Lake to the Seeley Lake area with isolated areas of damage around the Morrell Falls trailhead and near Condon. Multi-hour power outages were common along with several vehicles damaged by fallen trees. In addition, hikers were stranded by fallen trees for a time at the Morrell Falls trailhead.

Wider weather episode

Damaging winds occurred from scattered thunderstorms on the evening of the 13th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 956028. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.