Power Outage in Condon, MT

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

July 01, 2021

Thunderstorm Wind. 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.

July 01, 2021

Thunderstorm Wind. 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.

June 13, 2021

Thunderstorm Wind. Several large trees were uprooted and fell onto two cars and a house. The Missoula International Airport ASOS reported a gust to 48 mph while a sensor on top of Mount Sentinel recorded a 68 mph wind gust. A local power company reported at least 2,000 customers were without power for at least three hours.

May 06, 2018

Thunderstorm Wind. A trained spotter estimated 60 mph winds knocking out power for portions of east and southern Missoula County.

July 15, 2017