Montana, 1990

Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, August 20, 1990

August 20, 1990 · NWS FCA · 9 events in 5 counties and zones

6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Stillwater

When
August 20, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Stillwater County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
45.500, -109.430

Hail, Cascade

When
August 20, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Cascade County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
46.920, -110.700

Hail, Cascade

When
August 20, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Cascade County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
47.100, -110.850

Hail, Flathead

When
August 20, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Flathead County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
48.020, -114.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Yellowstone

When
August 20, 5:04 PM CST
Where
Yellowstone County
Coordinates
45.800, -108.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Flathead

When
August 20, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Flathead County
Measured
57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates
48.070, -114.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Flathead

When
August 20, 5:28 PM CST
Where
Flathead County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
48.200, -114.320

Hail, Flathead

When
August 20, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Flathead County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
48.420, -114.330

Hail, Lewis and Clark

When
August 20, 11:04 PM CST
Where
Lewis and Clark County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
46.580, -112.030

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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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: 10070402, 10070403, 10070404, 10070405, 10070406, 10071265, 10071266, 10071478, 10071479.