Hail, Liberty
- When
- August 26, 2:15 PM MST
- Where
- Liberty County, Chester
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.562, -111.025 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornadoes and Hail in Montana, August 26, 1995
11 hail, 5 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $41,000
- Crop damage
- $70,000
- Events
- 18
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.
The radar
The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:46 UTC.
Event by event
11 hail, 5 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Blaine
- When
- August 26, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Blaine County, Chinook
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 48.433, -108.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Gallatin
- When
- August 26, 5:33 PM MST
- Where
- Gallatin County, Bozeman
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.541, -111.170 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado, Valley
- When
- August 26, 5:45 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, Glasgow
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 48.070, -106.420
A small tornado moved through an open field.
Hail, Valley
- When
- August 26, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, Fort Peck
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Coordinates
- 48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A sheriff's department vehicle had it's windshield broken when a hailstone ripped through it. Two other department vehicles were damaged by hail. Damage was estimated at $6000.
Tornado, Valley
- When
- August 26, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County to Fort Peck
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado, Valley
- When
- August 26, 6:10 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, Fort Peck
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 48.020, -106.330
Hail, Custer
- When
- August 26, 6:15 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, Miles City
- Measured
- 4.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.253, -105.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A motorist driving on a road 15 miles northwest of Miles city had his windshield broken by hail ranging from golf ball to softball-size.
Hail, Custer
- When
- August 26, 6:29 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, Miles City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.253, -105.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Rosebud
- When
- August 26, 6:34 PM MST
- Where
- Rosebud County, Hathaway
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.230, -106.731 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Custer
- When
- August 26, 6:37 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, Miles City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.253, -105.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado, Custer
- When
- August 26, 6:45 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, Garland
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 46.050, -105.930
Hail, Custer
- When
- August 26, 6:49 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, Miles City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.253, -105.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Prairie
- When
- August 26, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Prairie County, Fallon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.861, -105.378 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Dawson
- When
- August 26, 7:10 PM MST
- Where
- Dawson County, Richey
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.266, -104.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, McCone
- When
- August 26, 7:45 PM MST
- Where
- McCone County, Vida
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- $40,000
- Coordinates
- 47.645, -105.795 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three-inch hail damaged car windshields and tore gutters off of homes. Several wheat fields sustained damage. The hail tore the roof off a John Deere combine. One woman was injured when hail struck her in the forehead.
Hail, McCone
- When
- August 26, 7:49 PM MST
- Where
- McCone County, Vida
- Measured
- 4 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 47.645, -105.795 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Grapefruit-size hail damaged shingles and car windshields. Some wheat was destroyed. Some windows were also broken in houses.
Tornado, Dawson
- When
- August 26, 8:45 PM MST
- Where
- Dawson County, Richey
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 47.650, -105.070
The Saddle Club grounds office building was turned upside down. A set of bleachers on the grounds was thrown about forty feet into the arena and roof were torn off rest rooms. A camper trailer was totally destroyed.
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
More
Every storm in Montana in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Montana, 1995Warnings in Montana, August 1995
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: 10334990, 10335217, 10334908, 10334499, 10334500, 10334541, 10334542, 10334687, 10334688, 10334476, 10334689, 10334690, 10334691, 10334582, 10334760, 10335050, 10335051, 10334761.