Hail, Daniels
- When
- July 5, 12:54 PM MST
- Where
- Daniels County, 4 mi S of Scobey
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.750, -105.420
Flash Flooding and Hail in Montana, July 5, 1998
22 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 25
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Daniels
- When
- July 5, 1:05 PM MST
- Where
- Daniels County, Scobey
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 48.800, -105.420
Hail, Daniels
- When
- July 5, 1:05 PM MST
- Where
- Daniels County, 4 mi S of Scobey
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.750, -105.420
Hail, Daniels
- When
- July 5, 1:15 PM MST
- Where
- Daniels County, Scobey
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.800, -105.420
Hail, Phillips
- When
- July 5, 2:55 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, 15 mi NE of Loring
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 48.950, -107.620
Hail, Phillips
- When
- July 5, 3:55 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, 1 mi E of Whitewater
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.770, -107.600
Hail, Valley
- When
- July 5, 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 40 mi N of Hinsdale
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.980, -107.080
Hail, Phillips
- When
- July 5, 4:35 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, 35 mi N of Saco
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.970, -107.330
Hail, Roosevelt
- When
- July 5, 4:40 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 25 mi N of Poplar
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.470, -105.200
Hail, Roosevelt
- When
- July 5, 5:17 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 15 mi N of Poplar
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.320, -105.200
Hail, Roosevelt
- When
- July 5, 5:20 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 15 mi N of Brockton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.370, -104.920
Hail, Roosevelt
- When
- July 5, 5:35 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 14 mi N of Brockton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.350, -104.920
Flash Flood, Roosevelt
- When
- July 5, 5:42 PM MST to 8:30 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 10 mi N of Brockton
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water was running over Highway 344. The highway was closed to traffic.
Hail, Valley
- When
- July 5, 6:07 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 19 mi N of Glasgow
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.480, -106.630
Hail, Daniels
- When
- July 5, 6:20 PM MST
- Where
- Daniels County, 5 mi S of Peerless
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.730, -105.820
Hail, Daniels
- When
- July 5, 6:55 PM MST
- Where
- Daniels County, 16 mi S of Peerless
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.570, -105.820
Hail, Roosevelt
- When
- July 5, 6:59 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 18 mi N of Wolf Pt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.370, -105.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Roosevelt
- When
- July 5, 7:15 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 18 mi N of Wolf Pt
- Measured
- 73 kt (84 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.370, -105.650
Hail, Sheridan
- When
- July 5, 7:20 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan County, Plentywood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.780, -104.570
Hail, Roosevelt
- When
- July 5, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 21 mi N of Poplar
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.400, -105.200
Flash Flood, Daniels
- When
- July 5, 8:00 PM MST to 9:30 PM MST
- Where
- Daniels County, 10 mi S of Scobey
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 48.784, -105.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Rain falling at the rate of three inches an hour caused the West Fork of the Poplar River to overflow its banks. A wagon train on its way to Wolf Point for the Wild Horse Stampede became bogged down. Water levels reached as high as the wagon's axles.
Hail, Roosevelt
- When
- July 5, 8:10 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 1 mi E of Froid
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.330, -104.480
Hail, Roosevelt
- When
- July 5, 8:15 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, Froid
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.330, -104.500
Hail, Sheridan
- When
- July 5, 8:30 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan County, 2 mi S of Homestead
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.400, -104.500
Hail, Roosevelt
- When
- July 5, 8:55 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 10 mi N of Bainville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.280, -104.220
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- 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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 5, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Utah, July 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Nebraska, July 5, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Iowa, July 5, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Montana, July 5, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Arizona, July 5 to 28, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 5, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in North Carolina, July 5, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Missouri, July 5, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 5, 1998
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 5, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 5, 1998
More
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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: 5653610, 5653611, 5653612, 5653613, 5653614, 5653615, 5653616, 5653617, 5653618, 5653619, 5653620, 5653621, 5653622, 5653623, 5653624, 5653625, 5653626, 5653627, 5653628, 5653629, 5653730, 5653731, 5653732, 5653734, 5653733.