Two Dead after Severe Weather Hits Northeast Montana

Severe weather hit northeast Montana with a bang yesterday. There were several severe weather reports across the northeast corner of the state, specifically across Daniels & Sheridan Counties.

According to the Associated Press, the Sheridan County Coroner has confirmed that two people were killed in a tornado that struck west of Reserve Monday evening. One other person was injured, but no details on their injuries have been released.

This gives me a chance to reiterate the importance of being safe in severe weather, and have a plan for any type of severe weather, knowing where to go, what to do, and how to meet up with family members in the event you get separated.

Below you will find the storm reports for Monday issued from the Glasgow National Weather Service Office:

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
510 AM MDT TUE JUL 27 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0635 PM     TORNADO          SW SCOBEY               48.79N 105.42W
07/26/2010                   DANIELS            MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TORNADO TOUCH DOWN HALF MILE NORTH OF SCOBEY BREIFLY.
            FUNNEL CLOUD OBSERVED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE TOUCH
            DOWN.

0635 PM     TORNADO          11 WNW MEDICINE LAKE    48.58N 104.70W
07/26/2010                   SHERIDAN           MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND WITH A DEBRIS CLOUD ABOUT 4
            MILES TO THE WEST.

0647 PM     HAIL             NW NAVAJO               48.79N 105.06W
07/26/2010  E1.00 INCH       DANIELS            MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZE AND SMALLER HAIL.

0655 PM     HAIL             NW NAVAJO               48.79N 105.06W
07/26/2010  M3.00 INCH       DANIELS            MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL COVERED THE GROUND AT 650 PM. THREE
            INCH HAIL OCCURRED AT 655 PM. TOTAL RAINFALL OF 0.88.

0720 PM     TORNADO          W RESERVE               48.61N 104.46W
07/26/2010                   SHERIDAN           MT   PUBLIC         

            SHERIDAN COUNTY DISPATCH CALLED WITH A REPORT OF A
            TORNADO ON THE GROUND WEST OF RESERVE. THIS REPORT WAS
            RELAYED THROUGH SHERIDAN DISPATCH.

0721 PM     TORNADO          W RESERVE               48.61N 104.46W
07/26/2010                   SHERIDAN           MT   PUBLIC         

            PUBLIC REPORT OF TORNADO ON THE GROUND TO THE WEST OF
            RESERVE.

0735 PM     TORNADO          9 W RESERVE             48.61N 104.66W
07/26/2010                   SHERIDAN           MT   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            *** 2 FATAL, 1 INJ *** TWO FATALITIES AND ONE INJURY FROM
            A TORNADO...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONDUCTING STORM
            SUREY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

0800 PM     HAIL             7 SE RESERVE            48.54N 104.35W
07/26/2010  E0.75 INCH       SHERIDAN           MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN.

0800 PM     TSTM WND GST     9 ESE MEDICINE LAKE     48.46N 104.31W
07/26/2010  E70.00 MPH       SHERIDAN           MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE INCH HAIL ALSO FELL. NO DAMAGE REPORTED SO FAR.