A tornado briefly touched down overnight in Carter County damaging several buildings but harming no people or animals, according to the National Weather Service in Billings. Just before 12:45 a.m. a tornado formed about 4 miles northeast of Ridgeway. The twister was about 50 yards wide and was on the ground for nearly 200 yards.…
Tornado touches down in Plentywood; heavy winds damage businesses, airport
UPDATE (5:36 p.m.) – The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado did touch down on the south end of Plentywood on Monday night. According to preliminary information from their storm survey, the tornado was likely an EF-1 rating. Although a tornado did touch down, most of the damage in the Plentywood area came from…
South Dakota tractor taken by tornado found in Montana
Doug Davis finally found his tractor that had been swooped up by a tornado from his ranch in northwest South Dakota. Sort of. “The tractor is mostly scattered in Montana,” he told the Capital Journal on Monday night. The tornado came from the southwest on Thursday night, June 28, one of many that twisted their…
Wild storm along Montana-Dakota border produced up to 5 tornadoes, destroyed 1 home
As many as five tornadoes may have been produced by a violent Thursday night storm that swept through southeastern Montana and northwestern South Dakota. The National Weather Service in Billings and the National Weather Service in Rapid City, South Dakota, both released preliminary damage survey reports Friday. A tornado originating in Montana that crossed into…
Baker’s tornado damage still being assessed
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — While cleanup continues in the aftermath of a tornado that hit the town of Baker, state officials say it’s still too early to put a price tag on the damage. The Billings Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/1ZVboe2 ) that the Sunday tornado in east-central Montana destroyed nine homes and damaged more than 50.…