Montana, 2000

Flash Flood and Hail in Montana, July 7 to 9, 2000

July 7 to 9, 2000 · NWS GGW · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

5 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

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Event by event

5 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Garfield

When
July 7, 7:55 PM MST
Where
Garfield County, 10 mi WSW of Jordan
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.267, -107.083

Hail, Garfield

When
July 7, 9:14 PM MST
Where
Garfield County, 10 mi SE of Jordan
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.217, -106.733

Hail, Dawson

When
July 7, 11:30 PM MST
Where
Dawson County, 2 mi W of Lindsay
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.217, -105.200

Hail, Dawson

When
July 8, 12:10 AM MST
Where
Dawson County, Lindsay
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.217, -105.150

Hail, Wibaux

When
July 8, 7:04 AM MST
Where
Wibaux County, 6 mi NW of Wibaux
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.050, -104.267

Flash Flood, Valley

When
July 8, 12:30 PM MST to July 9, 2:00 AM MST
Where
Valley County, South Portion
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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: 5151403, 5151404, 5151406, 5151405, 5151407, 5151408.