Hail, Ravalli
- When
- July 26, 5:20 PM MST
- Where
- Ravalli County, Hamilton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.250, -114.150
Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 26, 2000
Weather spotter four miles southeast of Hamilton reported 3/4 inch hail and 50 mph winds. Weather spotter 15 miles south of Clinton up Rock Creek drainage reported 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts which downed trees.
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 MSO wrote it up.
Weather spotter four miles southeast of Hamilton reported 3/4 inch hail and 50 mph winds. Weather spotter 15 miles south of Clinton up Rock Creek drainage reported 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts which downed trees.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Granite
- When
- July 26, 6:27 PM MST to 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Granite County, Central Portion
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.250, -113.283
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Iowa, July 26, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 26, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 26 to 27, 2000
- Wildfire in Hawaii, July 26, 2000
- Wildfire in Idaho, July 26 to 31, 2000
- Damaging Winds in New Mexico, July 26 to 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 26, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Kansas, July 26, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 26, 2000
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, July 26, 2000
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, July 26, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 26, 2000
More
Every storm in Montana in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, July 2000
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: 5154582, 5154583.