High Wind — Flathead/Mission Valleys, Montana
July 14, 2025 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
The ASOS station at Kalispell (KGPI) measured a peak gust of 58 mph, with unofficial estimates of frequent gusts near 50 mph along the east shore of Flathead Lake. The winds led to extensive power outages, with over 2,500 customers without power at the peak of the event and at least eight separate instances of downed power lines reported. The winds also caused a pile burn to get away from the owner and cause a shed to catch fire, and a photo showed roof damage to a structure in Yellow Bay. Several orchards between Blue Bay and Yellow Bay sustained damage in the form of bruising and cherry, plum and leaf drop. At least three powerline-related wildfires were started: northeast of Bigfork on Highway 83 near Echo Lake, northeast shore of Whitefish Lake as a tree fell onto a line, and near Hill
Other notable high wind events in Montana
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.