VALLEY COUNTY, Mont. (NMB) – The National Weather Service’s Glasgow office has confirmed that a tornado ripped through northern Valley County on Monday evening.
Thankfully, no fatalities or injuries were reported.
The EF-2 Tornado had maximum winds of 120 miles an hour and had an average width of 457 yards. It was on the ground for nine minutes, traveling eight miles (touchdown at 5:47 PM, off the ground at 5:56 PM).
The small town of Glentana took a direct hit (5:53 PM).
Damage to the area was significant and include the destruction of several grain hopper bins and some garages and farm machine buildings. The roof from a house was blown off, and the Glentana Hall metal roof peeled off on the south side. Multiple farm machinery equipment was damaged, and multiple spruce trees were uprooted.
About 0.5 miles south of the tornado’s path, a dozen power poles were snapped due to straight-line winds.
