Montana, 1998

Hail in Montana, July 9, 1998

July 9, 1998 · NWS MSO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Hail to 3/4 inch occurred at Noxon.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 MSO wrote it up.

Hail to 3/4 inch occurred at Noxon.

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 142 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:35 UTC.

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1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sanders

When
July 9, 5:35 AM MST
Where
Sanders County, Noxon
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.000, -115.780

What these are

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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5651177.