Hail, Golden Valley
- When
- July 9, 2:42 PM MST
- Where
- Golden Valley County, 6 mi E of Lavina
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.283, -108.800
Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 9, 2000
18 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
- Property damage
- $22,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Events
- 25
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 Billings radar (KBLX), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:42 UTC.
Event by event
18 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Musselshell
- When
- July 9, 2:50 PM MST
- Where
- Musselshell County, 6 mi W of Roundup
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.450, -108.667
Hail, Musselshell
- When
- July 9, 2:55 PM MST
- Where
- Musselshell County, 1 mi W of Roundup
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.450, -108.550
Hail, Musselshell
- When
- July 9, 2:56 PM MST
- Where
- Musselshell County, Roundup
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.450, -108.533
Hail, Sweet Grass
- When
- July 9, 3:28 PM MST
- Where
- Sweet Grass County, 5 mi S of Big Timber
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.767, -109.950
Hail, Rosebud
- When
- July 9, 3:45 PM MST
- Where
- Rosebud County, Angela
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.733, -106.200
Hail, Musselshell
- When
- July 9, 3:45 PM MST
- Where
- Musselshell County, Melstone
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.600, -107.883
Hail, Rosebud
- When
- July 9, 4:40 PM MST
- Where
- Rosebud County, Ingomar
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.583, -107.367
Hail, Stillwater
- When
- July 9, 4:46 PM MST
- Where
- Stillwater County, 6 mi SW of Molt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.800, -109.017
Thunderstorm Wind, Yellowstone
- When
- July 9, 4:59 PM MST
- Where
- Yellowstone County, 10 mi SW of Billings
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.700, -108.633
Hail, Rosebud
- When
- July 9, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Rosebud County, 3 mi S of Rock Spgs
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.767, -106.250
Hail, Yellowstone
- When
- July 9, 5:04 PM MST
- Where
- Yellowstone County, 2 mi W of Billings
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.800, -108.517
Hail, Yellowstone
- When
- July 9, 5:09 PM MST
- Where
- Yellowstone County, 2 mi NE of Billings
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.817, -108.450
Hail, Yellowstone
- When
- July 9, 5:10 PM MST
- Where
- Yellowstone County, 3 mi NE of Billings
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.833, -108.433
Hail, Yellowstone
- When
- July 9, 5:22 PM MST
- Where
- Yellowstone County, 10 mi E of Billings
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.800, -108.283
Thunderstorm Wind, Rosebud
- When
- July 9, 5:25 PM MST
- Where
- Rosebud County, Rock Spgs
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.230, -106.731 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
87 mph wind gust with 1 3/4 inch hail
Thunderstorm Wind, Rosebud
- When
- July 9, 5:28 PM MST
- Where
- Rosebud County, Rock Spgs
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.817, -106.250
75 mph wind gust. Wind destroyed a barn.
Thunderstorm Wind, Yellowstone
- When
- July 9, 5:28 PM MST
- Where
- Yellowstone County, 3 mi W of Billings
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.800, -108.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Rosebud
- When
- July 9, 5:35 PM MST
- Where
- Rosebud County, 20 mi N of Ingomar
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.867, -107.367
Roof damaged. Wind rolled horse trailer 70 yards
Hail, Yellowstone
- When
- July 9, 5:48 PM MST
- Where
- Yellowstone County, Pompeys Pillar
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.000, -107.950
Hail, Custer
- When
- July 9, 5:50 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, 20 mi NE of Miles City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.600, -105.533
Thunderstorm Wind, Custer
- When
- July 9, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, 22 mi NE of Miles City
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.253, -105.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
2 inch diameter hail. Crop and window damage. Foot of water over Frontage Road along Interstate 94. Interstate 94 closed for one hour due to water over the road. Car accident near mile marker 160 with two injuries.
Hail, Custer
- When
- July 9, 6:15 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, Kinsey
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.567, -105.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Big Horn
- When
- July 9, 6:20 PM MST
- Where
- Big Horn County, 8 mi N of Hardin
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.850, -107.600
58 mph thunderstorm wind gust. Tree limbs down.
Hail, Custer
- When
- July 9, 6:25 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, 13 mi E of Miles City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.400, -105.567
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
- 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
- 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 Flooding and Hail in Montana, July 9, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Washington, July 9, 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: 5164296, 5164297, 5164298, 5164600, 5164601, 5164602, 5164621, 5164604, 5164603, 5164605, 5164606, 5164607, 5164608, 5164609, 5164610, 5164611, 5164612, 5164613, 5164614, 5164615, 5164616, 5164617, 5164618, 5164619, 5164620.