Thunderstorm Wind — Glacier, Montana

2021-07-11 · near Cutbank, Glacier, Montana

Event narrative

Power lines down and power outages reported throughout Cut Bank dur to the severe thunderstorm winds.

Wider weather episode

A shortwave moving along the Canadian border interacted with moisture and instability over North-central MT for strong to severe thunderstorm development. Surface based CAPE was generally less than 500 j/kg, but effective shear above 30 kts and DCAPE as high as 2000 j/kg was enough to produce scattered areas of severe wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 969848. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.