Montana, 1990

Tornado and Hail in Montana, June 27, 1990

June 27, 1990 · NWS BIL · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, 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
12

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

8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Musselshell

When
June 27, 7:06 PM CST
Where
Musselshell County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
46.450, -108.530

Hail, Valley

When
June 27, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Valley County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.130, -106.350

Tornado, Richland

When
June 27, 8:00 PM MDT
Where
Richland County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
48.050, -104.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When
June 27, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Garfield County
Coordinates
46.980, -106.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When
June 27, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Garfield County
Coordinates
47.320, -106.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Rosebud

When
June 27, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Rosebud County
Coordinates
46.270, -106.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Prairie

When
June 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Prairie County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
46.830, -104.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Wibaux

When
June 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Wibaux County
Coordinates
46.980, -104.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Prairie

When
June 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Prairie County
Coordinates
46.780, -105.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When
June 27, 11:18 PM CST
Where
Dawson County
Coordinates
47.100, -104.730

Hail, Richland

When
June 27, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Richland County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
47.750, -104.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When
June 27, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
46.400, -105.830

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Montana in 1990Every state in 1990This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Montana, 1990Warnings in Montana, June 1990

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: 10070356, 10070357, 10070358, 10070359, 10070360, 10070361, 10070362, 10070363, 10070364, 10070365, 10070366, 10070367.