Power Outage in Worden, MT

Thunderstorm Wind. A camper trailer was flipped and destroyed. One mobile home was destroyed and another was damaged. In addition, debris struck a power line which started a wildfire.

July 16, 2021

Thunderstorm Wind. A large power pole snapped.

August 06, 2020

Thunderstorm Wind. Power lines were blown down at a couple of nearby locations.

August 03, 2020

A southeast low-level surface flow advected very moist air from the central plains westward across southeast and south-central Montana. Dewpoints were in the 50s to lower 60s across the Billings Forecast Area. At the same time, a very strong jet max moved across central and south central Montana. In addition to the above, lapse rates were steep across the area along with high CAPE values. Strong speed and directional shear was in place over the Billings forecast area resulting in organized, rotating updrafts. As a result, storms across the area produced very large hail and damaging winds.||Significant damage was done to Shepherd schools. There was roof damage and extensive damage to the bus barn. In addition, all the west side windows were broken out from combined hail and wind.||Storm damage also occurred to a few commercial planes at the Billings Airport. Frontier and Alaska Airlines both had planes damaged by the hailstorm. In addition, fallen trees and branches knocked out power to about 1,500 residents and emergency crews responded to a car wreck in the Heights with reports of people trapped in an elevator. |The storm also destroyed one-third of the barley and wheat crop, approximately $400,000 worth, at a farm in Molt. ||In addition, The storm killed and maimed 11,000 to 13,000 waterfowl and wetland birds at the Big Lake Wildlife Management Area west of Molt. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks biologists picked up dead ducks and shorebirds with broken wings, smashed skulls, and internal damage and other injuries consistent with massive blunt-force trauma. They reported thousands of additional dead or badly injured waterfowl and wetland birds in and around the lake. An estimated 20 to 30 percent of the birds at the lake were killed or injured.

August 11, 2019

Tornado. A tornado occurred about 16 miles north of Pompeys Pillar during the afternoon of the 21st. The tornado was on the ground for about 5 minutes and was 150 yards wide with a path length of 2 miles. Approximately 100 pine trees were either uprooted or snapped off. Two power poles were also snapped off with downed power lines. This tornado was rated an EF-1 with wind speeds of 90 to 100 mph.

May 21, 2016