Hail, Petroleum
- When
- July 10, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Petroleum County, 8 mi NNW of Winnett
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 47.100, -108.420
Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 10, 1998
1 hail, 1 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
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.
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 139 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:16 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Petroleum
- When
- July 10, 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Petroleum County, 18 mi NNW of Winnett
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 47.230, -108.500
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
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 10, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Utah, July 10, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 10, 1998
- Wildfire in Florida, July 10, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Florida, July 10, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 10, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 10, 1998
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Mississippi, July 10, 1998
- Flood in Florida, July 10, 1998
- Tornado in Idaho, July 10, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 10, 1998
- Flash Flood in Utah, July 10, 1998
More
Every storm in Montana in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, July 1998
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5653855, 5653856.