A severe thunderstorm Monday afternoon passed from south to north through Western Montana, leaving behind broken trees, downed power lines and forest fires.
A majority of Missoula-based broadcast facilities were knocked off the air by power outages, and 60 mph winds took down trees and power lines throughout the Bitterroot Valley...
Here's a close up view of Friday's thunderstorm out the back door of the Peter Christian home.
In the Helena valley where I grew up, we called this a 'gully washer'..
Numerous spectacular lightning strikes in the South Hills area of Missoula were reported on Thursday evening, as a strong storm cell swept through the area, bringing with it strong, gusty winds and soaking rains in some locations.