Hail, Powder River
- When
- May 30, 10:30 AM MST
- Where
- Powder River County, 5 mi NE of Broadus
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.500, -105.350
Hail in Montana, May 30, 1998
A complex of thunderstorms produced large hail and locally heavy rains as it moved east across southeastern Montana during the late morning and early afternoon hours of May 30. 75 inch diameter hail.
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.
A complex of thunderstorms produced large hail and locally heavy rains as it moved east across southeastern Montana during the late morning and early afternoon hours of May 30. A spotter in Central Carter County reported 2.75 inch diameter hail.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Carter
- When
- May 30, 12:40 PM MST
- Where
- Carter County, 25 mi S of Ekalaka
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.520, -104.550
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 30, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 30, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 30 to 31, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 30, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 30 to 31, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, May 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, May 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 30 to 31, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
More
Every storm in Montana in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, May 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5643254, 5643255.