Montana, 1999

Hail in Montana, July 2 to 3, 1999

July 2 to 3, 1999 · NWS BYZ · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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The toll

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.

The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:59 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, Treasure

When
July 2, 11:32 PM MST
Where
Treasure County, 2 mi W of Hysham
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
46.212, -107.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Treasure County Sheriff and Montana State Highway Patrol observed a funnel cloud west of Hysham.

Hail, Treasure

When
July 3, 12:00 AM MST
Where
Treasure County, Hysham
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
46.300, -107.230

Dime size hail reported by county sheriff.

Hail, Fallon

When
July 3, 2:15 AM MST
Where
Fallon County, Plevna
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
46.420, -104.520

Quarter size hail reported.

What these are

Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5708524, 5708525, 5708526.