Hail, Wheatland
- When
- July 2, 4:15 PM MST
- Where
- Wheatland County, 5 mi E of Harlowton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.433, -109.717
Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 2 to 5, 2000
30 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $18,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 43
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
30 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Wheatland
- When
- July 2, 4:15 PM MST
- Where
- Wheatland County, 10 mi S of Twodot
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.267, -110.067
Hail, Wheatland
- When
- July 2, 4:50 PM MST
- Where
- Wheatland County, 1 mi E of Harlowton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.433, -109.800
Hail, Wheatland
- When
- July 3, 2:30 PM MST
- Where
- Wheatland County, Twodot
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.417, -110.067
Hail, Wheatland
- When
- July 3, 2:58 PM MST
- Where
- Wheatland County, Judith Gap
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.683, -109.750
Hail, Wheatland
- When
- July 3, 2:59 PM MST
- Where
- Wheatland County, Judith Gap
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.683, -109.750
Hail, Golden Valley
- When
- July 3, 3:46 PM MST
- Where
- Golden Valley County, 22 mi N of Ryegate
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.617, -109.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Musselshell
- When
- July 3, 4:50 PM MST
- Where
- Musselshell County, 20 mi NE of Roundup
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.497, -108.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
2.00 inch hail reported along with broken windows. A hay bale was blown 50 yards.
Hail, Treasure
- When
- July 3, 7:40 PM MST
- Where
- Treasure County, 18 mi W of Hysham
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.300, -107.617
Hail, Rosebud
- When
- July 3, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Rosebud County, Ingomar
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.583, -107.367
Hail, Carbon
- When
- July 4, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Carbon County, Joliet
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.483, -108.983
Hail, Yellowstone
- When
- July 4, 2:05 PM MST
- Where
- Yellowstone County, 10 mi SW of Billings
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.700, -108.633
Hail, Yellowstone
- When
- July 4, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Yellowstone County, Worden
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.967, -108.167
Hail, Yellowstone
- When
- July 4, 3:05 PM MST
- Where
- Yellowstone County, Shepherd
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.950, -108.350
Hail, Yellowstone
- When
- July 4, 3:43 PM MST
- Where
- Yellowstone County, Pompeys Pillar
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.000, -107.950
Hail, Treasure
- When
- July 4, 4:20 PM MST
- Where
- Treasure County, 8 mi SE of Hysham
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.217, -107.117
Hail, Powder River
- When
- July 4, 4:45 PM MST
- Where
- Powder River County, 5 mi S of Biddle
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.033, -105.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Custer
- When
- July 4, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, 10 mi N of Miles City
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.253, -105.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
11 telephone poles snapped from 1-mile wide microburst on Kinsey Road
Hail, Yellowstone
- When
- July 4, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Yellowstone County, 16 mi N of Pompeys Pillar
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.233, -107.950
Hail, Rosebud
- When
- July 4, 5:04 PM MST
- Where
- Rosebud County, Forsyth
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.267, -106.667
Thunderstorm Wind, Custer
- When
- July 4, 5:54 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, Miles City
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.400, -105.833
63 mph thunderstorm wind gust
Thunderstorm Wind, Custer
- When
- July 4, 5:58 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, Miles City
- Measured
- 91 kt (105 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.400, -105.833
91 mph thunderstorm wind gust
Hail, Carter
- When
- July 4, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Carter County, 27 mi W of Alzada
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.017, -104.967
Thunderstorm Wind, Custer
- When
- July 4, 6:06 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, 7 mi NE of Miles City
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.467, -105.733
65 mph thunderstorm wind gust
Thunderstorm Wind, Custer
- When
- July 4, 6:15 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, 10 mi NE of Miles City
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.500, -105.683
Window blown out of home
Thunderstorm Wind, Custer
- When
- July 4, 6:20 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, Miles City
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.400, -105.833
Several trees downed
Hail, Custer
- When
- July 4, 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, Mizpah
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.250, -105.267
Hail, Carter
- When
- July 4, 6:45 PM MST
- Where
- Carter County, Alzada
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.017, -104.417
Thunderstorm Wind, Carter
- When
- July 4, 6:45 PM MST
- Where
- Carter County, Alzada
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.017, -104.417
62 mph thunderstorm wind gust
Thunderstorm Wind, Fallon
- When
- July 4, 7:02 PM MST
- Where
- Fallon County, Plevna
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.417, -104.517
Several trees downed
Hail, Fallon
- When
- July 4, 8:10 PM MST
- Where
- Fallon County, 16 mi NE of Baker
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.533, -104.050
Funnel Cloud, Powder River
- When
- July 5, 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Powder River County, 22 mi W of Broadus
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.395, -105.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Powder River
- When
- July 5, 4:50 PM MST
- Where
- Powder River County, 30 mi NW of Broadus
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.750, -105.850
Hail, Powder River
- When
- July 5, 5:05 PM MST
- Where
- Powder River County, 25 mi NW of Broadus
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.700, -105.783
Hail, Powder River
- When
- July 5, 5:26 PM MST
- Where
- Powder River County, 30 mi W of Broadus
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.450, -106.033
Hail, Rosebud
- When
- July 5, 5:42 PM MST
- Where
- Rosebud County, 3 mi E of Forsyth
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.267, -106.600
Tornado, Powder River
- When
- July 5, 6:04 PM MST
- Where
- Powder River County, 15 mi NW of Broadus
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.600, -105.633
NWS post storm ground survey confirmed an F0 (winds 42-72 mph) tornado 5 miles north of Epsie, or about 10 miles northwest of Broadus. The tornado was on the ground for 1 minute. The path of the tornado was 1/2 mile long and 50 yards wide. The tornado remained over open range and caused no damage.
Hail, Rosebud
- When
- July 5, 6:05 PM MST
- Where
- Rosebud County, Colstrip
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.883, -106.583
Hail, Powder River
- When
- July 5, 6:10 PM MST
- Where
- Powder River County, 20 mi W of Broadus
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.450, -105.833
Funnel Cloud, Powder River
- When
- July 5, 6:40 PM MST
- Where
- Powder River County, 7 mi NW of Broadus
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.395, -105.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Powder River
- When
- July 5, 7:20 PM MST
- Where
- Powder River County, 7 mi N of Broadus
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.550, -105.417
Thunderstorm Wind, Powder River
- When
- July 5, 7:54 PM MST
- Where
- Powder River County, 10 mi N of Broadus
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.600, -105.417
60 mph wind gust
Hail, Carter
- When
- July 5, 9:42 PM MST
- Where
- Carter County, Ekalaka
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.883, -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.
- 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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 2, 2000
- Flash Flood in Iowa, July 2, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, July 2, 2000
- Flash Flood in Missouri, July 2, 2000
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- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 2, 2000
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- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, July 2, 2000
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: 5164952, 5164953, 5164954, 5164955, 5165268, 5165269, 5165272, 5165270, 5165271, 5165273, 5165275, 5165276, 5165277, 5165274, 5165278, 5165279, 5165280, 5164194, 5165281, 5165282, 5165283, 5165284, 5165285, 5165291, 5165286, 5165287, 5165289, 5165288, 5165290, 5165292, 5165293, 5165296, 5165294, 5165295, 5164192, 5163925, 5164186, 5164187, 5164188, 5164189, and more.