Thunderstorm Wind — Big Horn, Montana
July 16, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
61 EG
Area
Big Horn
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two fatalities, both drownings, occurred from a severe thunderstorm that moved across the Tongue River Reservoir. A man fell from a dock and a woman drowned when her small boat capsized as a result of very strong thunderstorm winds.
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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.