Thunderstorm Wind in Missoula County, Montana

Thunderstorm Wind July 1, 2021 · Missoula County, Montana

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

$20K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

An outflow wind from a northerly moving thunderstorm produced strong to severe winds from roughly 6-7 pm MDT, with a peak gust of 64 mph at Missoula Intl. Airport. These winds caused downed trees and powerlines, and also damaged a roof. The outflow boundary snapped a tree north of Seeley Lake at 7 MDT. The first reported downed tree happened at 5:52 pm MDT in the Mullan Trail area. Additionally, a homeless camp in South Missoula suffered ripped tents.

The wider storm

A strong outflow boundary from thunderstorms moving north out of the Bitterroot Valley uprooted trees, created power outages, and damaged roofs.

Began near (mso)missoula Intl A (46.9200, -114.0800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 964891. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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