Hail, Phillips
- When
- July 9, 1:45 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, 11 mi N of Dodson
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.567, -108.233
Flash Flooding and Hail in Montana, July 9, 2000
18 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 24
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
18 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Phillips
- When
- July 9, 2:30 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, Whitewater
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.767, -107.617
Hail, Petroleum
- When
- July 9, 2:35 PM MST
- Where
- Petroleum County, 8 mi S of Winnett
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.883, -108.350
Hail, Petroleum
- When
- July 9, 2:40 PM MST
- Where
- Petroleum County, 7 mi S of Winnett
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.900, -108.350
Hail, Petroleum
- When
- July 9, 2:50 PM MST
- Where
- Petroleum County, Flatwillow
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.833, -108.400
Hail, Phillips
- When
- July 9, 2:53 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, 7 mi NE of Saco
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.533, -107.233
Hail, Phillips
- When
- July 9, 2:55 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, 8 mi N of Saco
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.583, -107.333
Hail, Phillips
- When
- July 9, 3:05 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, 10 mi N of Saco
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.617, -107.333
Hail, Petroleum
- When
- July 9, 3:07 PM MST
- Where
- Petroleum County, Flatwillow
- Measured
- 3.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.833, -108.400
Hail, Valley
- When
- July 9, 3:13 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 10 mi N of Hinsdale
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.550, -107.083
Hail, Valley
- When
- July 9, 3:25 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 13 mi NE of Hinsdale
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.533, -106.883
Hail, Valley
- When
- July 9, 3:55 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 7 mi N of Hinsdale
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.500, -107.083
Hail, Garfield
- When
- July 9, 4:11 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield County, Cohagen
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.033, -106.600
Hail, Valley
- When
- July 9, 5:03 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 8 mi WNW of Larslan
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 48.617, -106.417
Flash Flood, Valley
- When
- July 9, 5:08 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 6 mi WNW of Larslan
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water running over Cool Rd 6-8 inches deep.
Flash Flood, Garfield
- When
- July 9, 5:30 PM MST to 11:30 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield County, 5 mi SE of Cohagen
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.278, -106.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water was crossing Hwy 59 between Rock Springs and Cohagen.
Hail, Valley
- When
- July 9, 5:38 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 36 mi ENE of Glasgow
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 48.400, -105.917
Hail, Garfield
- When
- July 9, 5:38 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield County, 23 mi NE of Jordan
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.550, -106.533
Hail, Valley
- When
- July 9, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 5 mi N of Frazer
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.117, -106.033
Thunderstorm Wind, McCone
- When
- July 9, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- McCone County, 58 mi NW of Circle
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.017, -106.483
Hail, Prairie
- When
- July 9, 6:40 PM MST
- Where
- Prairie County, 8 mi SW of Terry
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 46.700, -105.417
Thunderstorm Wind, Prairie
- When
- July 9, 6:44 PM MST
- Where
- Prairie County, 30 mi NW of Terry
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.083, -105.750
Flash Flood, Garfield
- When
- July 9, 6:55 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield County, 15 mi E of Jordan
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 47.278, -106.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rain caused the Little Dry Creek to overflow its banks . The water from the creek was high enough to inundate Hwy 200 between Jordan and Flowing Wells. The rapidly rising water also caused wash outs on area gravel roads.
Flash Flood, McCone
- When
- July 9, 8:50 PM MST
- Where
- McCone County, 5 mi SE of Weldon
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 47.645, -105.795 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rain caused caused a bridge on the Weldon Road to be washed out.
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.
- 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
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 9 to 10, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 9 to 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 9, 2000
- Tornado in Iowa, July 9, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, July 9 to 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 9, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flood in Indiana, July 9, 2000
- Tornadoes in Iowa, July 9, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, July 9, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 9, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Utah, July 9, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Washington, July 9, 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: 5150122, 5150123, 5151030, 5151031, 5151032, 5151033, 5151034, 5151035, 5151036, 5151037, 5151038, 5151039, 5151040, 5151042, 5151043, 5151041, 5151044, 5151045, 5151046, 5151341, 5151047, 5151048, 5151339, 5151340.