Severe Storm Leaves Its Mark In Great Falls Area, Montana

Monday, July 15th, 2019 Property

A severe thunderstorm that moved through Great Falls Sunday afternoon brought heavy rain, nickel-sized hail, numerous power outages and extensive damage to central and north-central Montana.

“Trees and power lines are down all over Great Falls, and a second alarm has been called to bring in extra personnel to deal with the weather-caused emergency,” Great Falls Fire Rescue wrote on Facebook just after 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

The National Weather Service (NWS) Great Falls reported wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour and nickel-sized hail around 5:50 p.m. Sunday.

Extensive damage was done to roofing, trees and siding across the Electric City, and several power lines were brought down due to the severe conditions.


External References & Further Reading
https://krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/2019/07/14/officials-warn-trees-and-power-lines-down-all-over-great-falls-after-sunday-storm/
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