Dust Storm — Blackfoot Region, Montana
September 9, 2000 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
8
Property damage
—
Area
Blackfoot Region
Event narrative (NOAA)
Wind gusts between 40 to 50 mph blew over a newly plowed farm field, which reduced visibility to near zero from dust on highway 200 near Greenough. A multiple car accident occurred in the dust storm with eight people injured. One women died along the highway as she got out of her vehicle and was struck by a passing vehicle.
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.