Dawson storm history

Dawson County DES Coordinator reported a 65 year old woman struck and killed by lightning while walking along Airport Road west of Glendive.

The Billings Gazette newspaper reported that a 2 year old male child suffered death by heatstroke hyperthermia after being left in a vehicle through the middle of the day in Glendive on June 26th. The high temperature was 83 degrees, but likely reached 125 degrees inside the encl…

The National Weather Service in Glasgow conducted a damage survey in Glendive on July 28, 2015 following a significant severe thunderstorm that hit the evening before coming in from the southwest. NWS staff met with county and city officials before and after the survey to be brie…

A line of severe thunderstorms roared through the Glendive area and caused extensive damage. A National Weather Service storm survey was conducted, and it was determined that although there may have been funnel clouds in the area, all of the damage was caused by straight line win…

At the Glendive airport AWOS site (KGDV), visibility of 1/4 mile or worse in blowing snow was observed for about 3 hours. Severe driving conditions were also reported on area roadways.

The BLM Glendive mesonet site (MTM28) located 5 miles E of Hoyt measured a 58 mph wind gust.

The BLM Glendive mesonet site (MTM28) measured a 64 mph wind gust.

The Glendive Airport (AWOS station KGDV) recorded a 62 mph wind gust.

Public reported, via Facebook, quarter size hail and heavy rain.

Public reported hail lasting about 20 minutes. The largest hail stones were hen egg size.

Public reported quarter size hail.

Public reported quarter size hail.

Public reported, via Facebook, quarter size hail. Size estimated from photo.

A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters lasting for at least 15 minutes and heavy rain.

The Glendive Airport (AWOS station KGDV) recorded a 59 mph wind gust.

The Glendive Airport (AWOS station KGDV) recorded a 63 mph wind gust.

Dawson County Emergency Manager reported water flowing over Highway 16 due to heavy rain from thunderstorms.

Public reported hen egg size hail.

A wind gust of 68 mph was measured at the Lindsay Divide MT-200 DOT site (MTLND).

Reported at the Bloomfield, MT station.

Wind at 2W of Bloomfield (G0525) mesonet site gusted to 59 mph.

D2 drought conditions were experienced across the southern two-thirds of the county to begin the month. By the end of the month, D2 conditions remained only in a narrow sliver at the west central portion of the county.

The D2 drought increased a bit over all but northern Dawson county.

D2 drought conditions expanded in areal coverage through the month, across the southeastern half of Dawson County.

Emergency Manager for Dawson County reported minor flooding occurred with this event. However, the flooding occurred quickly as the river stage spiked to 55.15 feet, or 1.65 feet above (minor) Flood stage.

Mesonet observations reported wind chills as cold as -42F (8NW Lindsay and 8S Richey).

Observations reported wind chills as cold as -59F (4NE Hodges, 8S Richey and 8NW Lindsay).

Observations reported wind chills as cold as -54F (Sheep Mountain).

ASOS and mesonet observations reported wind chills as cold as -50F (Glendive Airport and Bloomfield).

AWOS observations and Mesonet sensors reported wind chills as cold as -54F (1SW Forest Park and Glendive Airport).

D2 drought conditions across much of the county to begin the month, improved to D1 by the end of the month.

D2 through D3 drought conditions continued across Dawson County to begin the month. However these conditions slowly improved to D2 drought conditions by the end of January.

Winds gusted to 66 mph at 2 W of Bloomfield and 59 mph at 8 NW Lindsay (Lindsay DOT).

Four injuries occurred with this icing event in Dawson County. Interstate 94 was closed from Glendive to Miles City from 430 am to around 1030 am due to severe driving conditions, lanes blockages due to accidents. Three of the injuries were from semi-tractor trailer accidents. Em…

Wind gusts ranged from 59 to 67 mph across the zone. Most of them occurred during the afternoon.

A spotter in Richey reported several inches of snowfall Sunday evening into early Monday morning generating periods of whiteout conditions.

D2 through D3 drought continued across Dawson county through December.

D2 drought conditions were noted across the entire county to begin the month, and worsened to D3 drought across the southern two thirds of the county by the end of the month.

On the second week of October, D2-Severe drought expanded into the far eastern border of Dawson County. On the third week of October, D2-Severe drought spread into the northern half of Dawson County and pushed a little more east on the southeastern portion of the county, while D3…

A peak wind gust of 63 mph was recorded at the Bloomfield mesonet site (GW0525).

A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of golf balls.

The GW0525 Bloomfield mesonet site (G0525) measured a 61 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

The GW0525 Bloomfield mesonet station (G0525) measured a 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

Public reported hail up to the size of ping pong balls.

The BLM Glendive mesonet station (MTM28) measured a 67 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

The Lindsay Divide MT-200 S DOT site (MTLND) measured a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

The Glendive Airport ASOS (KGDV) measured a 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

The Beaver Hill I-94 DOT site (MTBVR) measured a 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

The public reported a tree down and a power pole had been snapped in town. Wind gusts were estimated to be between 50 and 60 mph.