Montana, 1998Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 13, 1998
July 13, 1998 · NWS BYZ · 3 events in 1 county or zone
1 heavy rain, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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
1 heavy rain, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Carter
- When
- July 13, 11:00 PM MST to 11:45 PM MST
- Where
- Carter County, Ekalaka
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.517, -104.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A spotter reported 0.72 inches of rainfall in 45 minutes.
Hail, Carter
- When
- July 13, 11:20 PM MST
- Where
- Carter County, Ekalaka
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.880, -104.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Carter
- When
- July 13, 11:30 PM MST
- Where
- Carter County, Ekalaka
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.880, -104.550
A spotter reported a thunderstorm with wind gusts to 60 mph.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding in Tennessee, July 13 to 14, 19982 deaths · 20 injured · $4.0 million · 2 events
- Heat and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 13, 19981 death · $11,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 13, 1998$525,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Florida, July 13, 1998$500,000 · 1 event
- Dust Storm in New Mexico, July 13, 19988 injured · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 13, 1998$75,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 13, 19981 injured · $11,000 · 1 in hail · 12 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 13, 1998$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 13, 1998$20,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Florida, July 13, 1998$15,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, July 13, 1998$9,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 13, 1998$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5658254, 5658253, 5658255.