Lewistown Satellite Airfield Historic District (Boundary Increase III)

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

From the record

One of 5 National Register listings published here for Petroleum County · listed in 2010 · category: District.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. Welter Divide Road, 12 mi. N. of Winnett, Winnett, 59087
When was it listed? March 2010
Category. district
Census division. Winnett North
National Register reference number. 10000066 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

10 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Lewistown Satellite Airfield Historic District (Boundary Increase III) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,590 acres in total. 7 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1
Power generation/transmission/distribution	1
Equipment and vehicle use	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
28 August 2011	Natural	2.8 acres	North Central Montana District	WILDHORSE
25 August 2018	Natural	1,580 acres	North Central Montana District	PAYOLA
22 August 2010	Power generation/transmission/distribution	945 acres	Northeastern Land Office	GOLDEN VALLEY ASSIST
21 August 1994	Natural	50 acres	North Central Montana District	WARHORSE
8 July 2007	Natural	under an acre	North Central Montana District	WILTER DIVIDE
29 July 2020	Natural	3.8 acres	North Central Montana District	DOVETAIL
12 July 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Northeastern Land Office	not named
16 June 1996	Natural	under an acre	North Central Montana District	HOTCARLTON

Every fire recorded in Petroleum County

Storms near this property

60 of 142 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winnett, the town this property stands in, in 142 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 70 hail, 50 thunderstorm wind, 10 flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
September 1998	Lightning	Winnett	1 killed, 1 hurt	One man died after lightning struck him and a friend while the two were bow hunting. The two were hunting between Crooked Creek and Barrel Springs when a thunderstorm moved overhead. The two took cover under a tree. Lightning struck the pair knocking both unconscious. When the one man awoke he tried to revive his friend and then went for help. Help arrived in the remote area about two hours after the strike. The second man was pronounced dead at 9:50 p.m.
August 2014	Flood	Winnett	$515,000	Over 5 to 10 inches of rainfall fell in a four day period. This caused massive flooding in area creeks and streams. The most significant damage was from Flatwillow Creek into the Musselshell River. Cooperative weather observers noted it was the highest they had ever seen the water on Flatwillow Creek, including the 2011 flood season. It was high enough that the USGS gage on Flatwillow Creek was washed out and is gone, and the Flatwillow Road bridge was also washed out. The County DES coordinator reported over 30 locations with damages to culverts, roads and bridges with damages of at least $515,000.
June 2016	Hail	Winnett	$500,000	Petroleum County Emergency Manager reported hen egg sized hail, wind gusts to 50 mph, trees downed, roofs and siding damaged, and power outages. Event also resulted in 1 injury: A man was blown off his horse and later transported with injuries to Billings, MT.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	$20,000	no account filed
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	$200	Eight inch diameter tree limbs were found snapped off and scattered on a nearby road.
April 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	-	The Winnett MT-200 DOT site (MTWIN) measured a 64 mph wind gust.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	-	Occurred at the Mosby NW site.
June 2025	Hail	Winnett	-	Quarter-sized hail, heavy rain and 70 mph wind gusts caused considerable tree damage in Winnett.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	-	Quarter-sized hail, heavy rain and 70 mph wind gusts caused considerable tree damage in Winnett.
June 2025	Hail	Winnett	-	Hail up to the size of golf balls fell with winds of 30-40 mph.
June 2025	Hail	Winnett	-	Golfball size hail was reported by Public.
June 2025	Hail	Winnett	-	Large hail about 3.5 inches in diameter, lasted for about 15 mins.
June 2025	Hail	Winnett	-	Ping pong ball size hail broke windows and damaged vehicles.
June 2025	Hail	Winnett	-	A storm chaser measured multiple hailstones of 2.5 inches in diameter (tennis ball size) with a ruler. Report relayed through social media.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	-	Trained spotter measured a 60 mph wind gust.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	-	A wind gust of 63 mph was measured by the Winnett MT-200 DOT site.
July 2025	Hail	Winnett	-	Trained spotter reported golf ball size hail.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	-	Trained spotter reported a 60 mph wind gust.
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	-	Trained spotter reported trees swaying significantly and estimated wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph along with pea sized hail.
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	-	The Winnett MT-200 DOT site (MTWIN) recorded a 59 mph wind gust.
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	-	The Mosby NW HydroMet site (MOBM8) from the Montana Climate Office Mesonet recorded a 60 mph wind gust.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	-	The Mosby NW mesonet site (MOBM8) measured a 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
July 2023	Hail	Winnett	-	The public reported hail up to the size of quarters.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	-	Law enforcement reported trees up to 36 inches in diameter being blown down.
July 2022	Hail	Winnett	-	Public reported hail up to the size of quarters.
July 2022	Flood	Winnett	-	Petroleum County Sheriff reported water covered roads and fields around and in the town of Winnett.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	-	A trained spotter estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph. Heavy rainfall and pea size hail covering the ground was also observed.
July 2022	Hail	Winnett	-	Petroleum County Sheriff reported hail up to the size of quarters, blown into drifts.
August 2021	Hail	Winnett	-	Public reported, via Facebook, quarter size hail.
August 2021	Hail	Winnett	-	Law enforcement reported quarter size hail on Montana Highway 200, 2 miles east of Winnett.
August 2021	Flood	Winnett	-	Petroleum County Dispatch reported some water coming out of a coulee 2 miles east of Winnett.
May 2020	Hail	Winnett	-	The Petroleum County Emergency Manager reported hail stones up to the size of golf balls.
July 2020	Hail	Winnett	-	Petroleum County Emergency Manager reported hail up to the size of half dollars.
July 2020	Tornado (EF0)	Winnett	-	Petroleum County dispatch relayed a public report of a brief, weak gustnado spun up out of severe thunderstorm outflow winds southwest of Winnett. Time estimated from radar.
August 2019	Hail	Winnett	-	Trained spotter reported, via social media, tea cup size hail stones (3 inches in diameter).
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	-	Trained spotter reported wind damage in the town of Winnett, including power lines and trees blown down, and a roof ripped off a house. Time estimated by radar.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	-	A 78 mph wind gust was measured at the Winnett Handar site (GGWWT).
May 2019	Flood	Winnett	-	In response to the heavy rain from the previous few days, Petroleum County DES Coordinator reported that many creeks and streams across most of southern Petroleum County were running out of their banks and crossing multiple county roads. Times are estimated.
March 2018	Flood	Winnett	-	During the evening of March 12st, at the Mosby river forecast point (MSBM8) along the Musselshell River, an ice jam suddenly caused the river level to briefly rise above the flood stage of 10 feet at 5:24 PM MST. Even though the river fell back down below 10 feet just 9 minutes later, at 5:33 PM MST, it quickly rose above 10 feet again at 6:14 PM MST. The river crested at 11.53 feet at 6:59 PM MST. As the ice jam cleared, the river fell back down below flood stage at 7:20 PM MST.
June 2018	Flood	Winnett	-	The Musselshell River at Mosby (MSBM8) rose above the flood stage of 10 feet at 12:05 pm MST on June 1st, crested at 11.1 feet at 3:55 pm MST that same day, then fell back down below 10 feet at 7:07 am MST on June 2nd.
June 2018	Hail	Winnett	-	Petroleum County Emergency Manager reported quarter size hail and wind gusts up to 45 mph.
August 2017	Hail	Winnett	-	The hail was accompanied by little rain or wind. The length of the event is based on the spotter report and corroborated by radar.
August 2017	Hail	Winnett	-	Hail the size of nickels and quarters fell from a thunderstorm with no rain accompanying it. Enough hail had fallen that it was piling up.
June 2016	Hail	Winnett	-	Public reported quarter sized hail.
July 2016	Hail	Winnett	-	Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail.
June 2013	Hail	Winnett	-	Trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail and estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph.
June 2013	Flood	Winnett	-	The Musselshell River at Mosby (MSBM8) rose above its flood stage of 10 feet at 11:10 PM MST on June 3rd, crested at 11.72 feet at 7:50 AM MST on June 3rd, then feel back down below flood stage at 1:10 AM MST on June 6th.
August 2013	Hail	Winnett	-	Trained spotter reported tennis ball sized hail, broken windows and skylights, and 0.62 inches of rain.
August 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	-	Public estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph.
August 2013	Hail	Winnett	-	Public estimated penny-sized hail resulting in total crop loss.
June 2012	Hail	Winnett	-	Golf ball sized hail was reported by the public about 6 miles south of Winnett in Petroleum County.
July 2011	Hail	Winnett	-	Most pea-sized to penny-sized hail stones were reported, with a few quarter-sized stones.
February 2011	Flood	Winnett	-	Snowmelt and ice jams contributed to unusually high levels on the Musselshell River. The river flooded homes and closed roads for several weeks. The Musselshell River at Mosby was above flood stage between February 13 and 19 peaking at 13.37 feet on the 15th. It was the highest stage recorded at the site since March 1994.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	-	Commercial semi-truck was blown over.
May 2011	Flood	Winnett	-	Many gravel roads became impassible due to the extremely wet conditions.
April 2010	Hail	Winnett	-	Trained spotter reported nickel-size hail.
June 2010	Heavy Rain	Winnett	-	The heavy rain of 0.75 inches fell in 45 to 60 minutes.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Winnett	-	Spotter estimated wind gusts to be about 60 mph.
May 2008	Flood	Winnett	-	Flatwillow Creek was observed running over its banks five miles west of Petrolia Lake.
May 2008	Heavy Rain	Winnett	-	A trained spotter measured a total of 4.70 inches of rain.

Every storm recorded in Petroleum County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 10000066 in Record Group 79.
Petroleum County	All 5 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.