Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips
- When
- August 11, 1:37 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, 1 mi N of Dodson
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.417, -108.233
Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, August 11, 2000
16 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $450,000
- Crop damage
- $850,000
- Events
- 28
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
16 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Phillips
- When
- August 11, 2:10 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, 10 mi SE of Whitewater
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.667, -107.467
Hail, Phillips
- When
- August 11, 2:22 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, 20 mi N of Saco
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.750, -107.333
Hail, Valley
- When
- August 11, 2:35 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 6 mi S of Glentana
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $150,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.767, -106.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Valley
- When
- August 11, 2:35 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 15 mi N of Hinsdale
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.617, -107.083
Hail, Valley
- When
- August 11, 3:05 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 10 mi S of Opheim
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.700, -106.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Valley
- When
- August 11, 3:10 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, Opheim
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.850, -106.400
Hail, Valley
- When
- August 11, 3:15 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 13 mi SE of Opheim
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.717, -106.200
Hail, Valley
- When
- August 11, 3:15 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 3 mi S of Glentana
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.800, -106.250
Hail, Garfield
- When
- August 11, 3:25 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield County, 25 mi SW of Jordan
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.067, -107.267
Hail, Daniels
- When
- August 11, 3:40 PM MST
- Where
- Daniels County, 6 mi NW of Peerless
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.867, -105.917
Hail, Daniels
- When
- August 11, 3:45 PM MST
- Where
- Daniels County, Peerless
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Crop damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.800, -105.817
Hail, Garfield
- When
- August 11, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield County, Cohagen
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.033, -106.600
Hail, Daniels
- When
- August 11, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Daniels County, Four Buttes
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 48.817, -105.600
Hail, Garfield
- When
- August 11, 4:15 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield County, 20 mi E of Cohagen
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.033, -106.183
Hail, Sheridan
- When
- August 11, 4:25 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan County, 6 mi N of Redstone
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 48.900, -104.933
Hail, McCone
- When
- August 11, 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- McCone County, 25 mi SW of Brockway
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.050, -106.150
Hail, Prairie
- When
- August 11, 4:35 PM MST
- Where
- Prairie County, 40 mi NW of Terry
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.200, -105.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Prairie
- When
- August 11, 5:05 PM MST
- Where
- Prairie County, 35 mi NNW of Terry
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.250, -105.583
Thunderstorm Wind, McCone
- When
- August 11, 5:05 PM MST
- Where
- McCone County, 15 mi SE of Circle
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.267, -105.367
Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson
- When
- August 11, 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Dawson County, Bloomfield
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.417, -104.933
Hail, Dawson
- When
- August 11, 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Dawson County, 8 mi NW of Glendive
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.183, -104.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson
- When
- August 11, 5:39 PM MST
- Where
- Dawson County, Bloomfield
- Measured
- 73 kt (84 mph)
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.417, -104.933
A severe thunderstorm brought damaging winds and hail to central portions of Dawson County. The areas hardest hit extended from Lindsay to Bloomfield. In many areas crops were a total loss. Several barns were blown down damaging equipment and machinery.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson
- When
- August 11, 5:43 PM MST
- Where
- Dawson County, Dawson Arpt Glendive
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.133, -104.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Prairie
- When
- August 11, 5:44 PM MST
- Where
- Prairie County, 12 mi NW of Mc Cloud
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.017, -105.767
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- August 11, 5:47 PM MST
- Where
- Richland County, Savage
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.450, -104.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- August 11, 5:58 PM MST
- Where
- Richland County, Savage
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.450, -104.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Wibaux
- When
- August 11, 6:15 PM MST
- Where
- Wibaux County, 27 mi N of Wibaux
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.367, -104.183
What these are
- 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.
- 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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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5165200, 5165201, 5165202, 5165203, 5165204, 5165297, 5165298, 5165299, 5165300, 5165301, 5165302, 5165305, 5164124, 5165304, 5165306, 5165303, 5165307, 5165308, 5165309, 5165310, 5165311, 5165312, 5164119, 5164120, 5164125, 5164121, 5164122, 5164123.