2010 Billings tornado

2010 Father's Day tornado
EF2 tornado
The tornado as it was moving through Billings, Montana
Formed	June 20, 2010 3:24–3:36 p.m. MST (UTC−07:00)
Max rating¹	EF2 tornado
Damage	$30 million (2010 USD)
Casualties	None
Areas affected	Yellowstone County, Montana (part of a larger outbreak)
¹Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

The 2010 Father's Day tornado was an EF2 tornado that hit Billings, Montana on Sunday June 20, 2010 (Father's Day). The tornado was on the ground for about 15 minutes and took the roof off the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark, a 10,000 seat arena, and heavily damaged numerous businesses.^[1] The storm was accompanied by high winds and a major hail storm that caused severe damage and flash flooding in the Heights section of the city. It was the first time since 1958 that a significant tornado struck the downtown Billings area.^[2]

References

↑ Pickett, Mary. "Tornado destroys Metra, several Heights businesses". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
↑ CBS News. "Montana Tornado Rips Roof off Sports Arena". CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

Tornado outbreaks of 2010
January 20–22 March 10–11 March 28–29 April 8 April 22–25 April 30–May 3 May 10–13 May 22–25 June 5–6 June 16–18
June 20 June 23–24 July 21–24 July 25 September 16 October 6 October 23–27 November 29–30 December 30–January 1, 2011

Coordinates: 45°48′00″N 108°28′41″W / 45.800°N 108.478°W / 45.800; -108.478

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