899  
NWUS55 KMSO 161433  
LSRMSO  
 
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
833 AM MDT WED JUL 16 2025  
   
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
 
   
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
 
 
..REMARKS..  
 
1000 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG LAKE MCDONALD 48.62N 113.88W  
07/14/2025 FLATHEAD MT PARK/FOREST SRVC  
 
THE GLACIER NATIONAL PARK OFFICIAL ESTIMATED  
THAT APPROXIMATELY 10 TREES WERE DOWNED  
DURING THE WIND EVENT, MANY OF WHICH WERE  
LODGEPOLE PINES UP TO 24 INCHES IN DIAMETER.  
ONE TREE STRUCK A PARKED CAR AT THE LAKE  
MCDONALD LODGE. DOWNED TREES FORCED THE  
CLOSURE OF THE INSIDE NORTH FORK ROAD AND  
THE QUARTER CIRCLE BRIDGE ROAD LEADING TO  
APGAR LOOKOUT FOR 18 HOURS. NO WILDFIRES  
WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE LIGHTNING  
STRIKES MONDAY NIGHT, TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE.  
 

 
 

 
 
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