Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 15, 1989

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 15, 1989
Start: 1989-07-15T15:30
End: 1989-07-15T20:50
Location: Montana

July 15, 1989 · NWS GTF · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lake

When: July 15, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Lake County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.430, -114.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Ravalli

When: July 15, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Ravalli County
Coordinates: 46.250, -114.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Ravalli

When: July 15, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Ravalli County
Coordinates: 46.500, -114.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Powell

When: July 15, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Powell County
Coordinates: 46.400, -112.720

Hail, Flathead

When: July 15, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Flathead County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 48.200, -114.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis and Clark

When: July 15, 6:44 PM CST
Where: Lewis and Clark County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 46.580, -112.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Broadwater

When: July 15, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Broadwater County
Coordinates: 46.320, -111.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Cascade

When: July 15, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Cascade County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 47.520, -111.300

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10073694, 10073695, 10073696, 10073697, 10073698, 10073699, 10073700, 10073701.