Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 26, 1995
Start: 1995-07-26T17:50
End: 1995-07-26T20:45
Location: Montana

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $2,000
Events: 7

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.

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Event by event

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, McCone

When: July 26, 5:50 PM MST
Where: McCone County, Glendive
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 47.645, -105.795 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A storm spotter just south of poplar reported an estimated wind gust of 70 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, McCone

When: July 26, 6:25 PM MST
Where: McCone County, Vandalia
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 47.645, -105.795 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A storm spotter just south of poplar reported an estimated wind gust of 70 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, McCone

When: July 26, 7:15 PM MST
Where: McCone County, Glasgow
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 47.645, -105.795 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A storm spotter just south of poplar reported an estimated wind gust of 70 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When: July 26, 7:40 PM MST
Where: Dawson County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 47.266, -104.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large branches were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When: July 26, 8:10 PM MST
Where: Dawson County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 47.266, -104.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large trees were uprooted around town. The patio of one house was destroyed. A horse trailer was blown across a parking lot into the , indow of a gas station. The time is estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When: July 26, 8:30 PM MST
Where: Dawson County, Glendive to Richland
Coordinates: 47.266, -104.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large trees were uprooted around town. The patio of one house was destroyed. A horse trailer was blown across a parking lot into the , indow of a gas station. The time is estimated.

Hail, Missoula

When: July 26, 8:45 PM MST
Where: Missoula County
Measured: 0.01 in hail
Coordinates: 47.037, -113.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cars damaged.

What these are

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Montana in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Montana, July 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: 10335046, 10335047, 10335048, 10334700, 10334701, 10334702, 10335102.