Hail, Phillips
- When
- June 7, 6:45 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, Zortman
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.917, -108.533
Tornadoes and Hail in Montana, June 7 to 8, 2000
8 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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 Glasgow radar (KGGW), 145 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:43 UTC.
Event by event
8 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips
- When
- June 7, 6:45 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, 18 mi S of Zortman
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.650, -108.533
Tornado, Phillips
- When
- June 7, 7:43 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, Sun Prairie
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.883, -107.667
Boaters near Fourchette Bay boat ramp reported a tornado briefly touching down.
Tornado, Valley
- When
- June 7, 8:25 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 45 mi SW of Glasgow
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.733, -107.317
Skywarn spotters reported a tornado near the Burke Ranch in southwest Valley County. The tornado remained in rural grazing land and did not cause any damage.
Hail, Valley
- When
- June 7, 11:02 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, Hinsdale
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.400, -107.083
Hail, Valley
- When
- June 7, 11:10 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, Hinsdale
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.400, -107.083
Hail, Roosevelt
- When
- June 7, 11:55 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 25 mi NNW of Wolf Pt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 48.433, -105.850
Hail, Roosevelt
- When
- June 8, 12:00 AM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 31 mi N of Wolf Pt
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.550, -105.650
Hail, Valley
- When
- June 8, 12:00 AM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 5 mi NE of Lustre
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.433, -105.817
Hail, Sheridan
- When
- June 8, 12:25 AM MST
- Where
- Sheridan County, Medicine Lake
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 48.500, -104.500
Hail, Roosevelt
- When
- June 8, 1:15 AM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 31 mi NNE of Poplar
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.517, -104.950
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 7, 2000
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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: 5144015, 5144016, 5144017, 5144018, 5144019, 5144020, 5144021, 5144022, 5144023, 5144024, 5144025.