Montana, 1998Hail and Lightning Strike in Montana, September 18, 1998
September 18, 1998 · NWS GGW · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
2 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- 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.
Lightning, Petroleum
- When
- September 18, 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Petroleum County, 35 mi NE of Winnett
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 47.118, -108.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One man died after lightning struck him and a friend while the two were bow hunting. The two were hunting between Crooked Creek and Barrel Springs when a thunderstorm moved overhead. The two took cover under a tree. Lightning struck the pair knocking both unconscious. When the one man awoke he tried to revive his friend and then went for help. Help arrived in the remote area about two hours after the strike. The second man was pronounced dead at 9:50 p.m.
Hail, Prairie
- When
- September 18, 7:15 PM MST
- Where
- Prairie County, Terry
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.780, -105.300
Hail, Prairie
- When
- September 18, 7:30 PM MST
- Where
- Prairie County, Terry
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.780, -105.300
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
- Flash Flood in Georgia, September 18, 1998$15,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Alaska, September 18 to 19, 199860 kt wind · 2 events
- Heavy Rain in Alaska, September 18 to 20, 19981 event
- Flood in Puerto Rico, September 18, 19981 event
- Flood in Puerto Rico, September 18, 19981 event
- Hail in Montana, September 18, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Kentucky, September 18, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, September 18, 19981 event
- Hail in Kentucky, September 18, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Indiana, September 18, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Indiana, September 18, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 5661211, 5661209, 5661210.