Hail, Powder River
- When
- May 14, 7:40 PM MST to 7:45 PM MST
- Where
- Powder River County, 15 mi S of Volberg
- Measured
- 0.52 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.395, -105.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, May 14, 1996
75 inch hail occurred at Loesch in northern Powder River County of southeast Montana. Loesch is about 15 miles south of Volberg (Custer County).
Where it happened
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- 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
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BYZ wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds to 52 kts and 1.75 inch hail occurred at Loesch in northern Powder River County of southeast Montana. Loesch is about 15 miles south of Volberg (Custer County).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Powder River
- When
- May 14, 7:40 PM MST to 7:45 PM MST
- Where
- Powder River County, 15 mi S of Volberg
- Measured
- 1 kt (1 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.395, -105.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, May 14, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 14, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 14, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Idaho, May 14, 1996
- Drought in Arkansas, May 14 to 31, 1996
- Flooding in Kentucky, May 14 to 20, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 14, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 14, 1996
- Flood in Missouri, May 14 to 15, 1996
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 14, 1996
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 14, 1996
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 14, 1996
More
Every storm in Montana in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, May 1996
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: 5543494, 5724942.