Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 19, 2001

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 19, 2001
Start: 2001-07-19T16:35
End: 2001-07-19T19:15
Location: Montana

July 19, 2001 · NWS BYZ · 16 events in 6 counties and zones

15 hail, 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 19, 1:10 PM MST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 1:10 PM MST, 3 hours 25 minutes before

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Event by event

15 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Carter

When: July 19, 4:35 PM MST
Where: Carter County, 13 mi N of Albion
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.367, -104.283

Hail, Carter

When: July 19, 4:45 PM MST
Where: Carter County, 17 mi SW of Ekalaka
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.717, -104.800

Hail, Carter

When: July 19, 5:19 PM MST
Where: Carter County, Ekalaka
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.883, -104.550

Hail, Carter

When: July 19, 5:29 PM MST
Where: Carter County, Ekalaka
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.883, -104.550

Hail, Carter

When: July 19, 5:30 PM MST
Where: Carter County, Ekalaka
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.883, -104.550

Hail, Carter

When: July 19, 5:30 PM MST
Where: Carter County, Ekalaka
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.883, -104.550

Hail, Stillwater

When: July 19, 5:45 PM MST
Where: Stillwater County, 15 mi NW of Rapelje
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 46.117, -109.483

Hail, Carter

When: July 19, 5:48 PM MST
Where: Carter County, 10 mi N of Ekalaka
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 46.033, -104.550

Hail, Yellowstone

When: July 19, 5:55 PM MST
Where: Yellowstone County, 17 mi NW of Billings
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.967, -108.733

Nickel size hail lasted from 655pm to 720pm MDT.

Hail, Yellowstone

When: July 19, 6:02 PM MST
Where: Yellowstone County, 9 mi S of Broadview
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.967, -108.867

Hail, Fallon

When: July 19, 6:15 PM MST
Where: Fallon County, 3 mi S of Plevna
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 46.367, -104.517

Hail, Wheatland

When: July 19, 6:21 PM MST
Where: Wheatland County, 15 mi NW of Judith Gap
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 46.833, -109.967

Hail covered the ground

Hail, Yellowstone

When: July 19, 6:35 PM MST
Where: Yellowstone County, 25 mi N of Billings
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 46.167, -108.483

Hail, Musselshell

When: July 19, 6:50 PM MST
Where: Musselshell County, 43 mi SE of Roundup
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 46.017, -107.900

Hail, Fallon

When: July 19, 6:55 PM MST
Where: Fallon County, 23 mi NW of Baker
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 46.600, -104.633

Thunderstorm Wind, Yellowstone

When: July 19, 7:15 PM MST
Where: Yellowstone County, 17 mi N of Pompeys Pillar
Measured: 91 kt (105 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 46.250, -107.950

91 mph thunderstorm wind gust measured by anemometer. 10 inch diameter trees blown down

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

Every storm in Montana in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Montana, July 2001

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5259686, 5259687, 5259688, 5259689, 5259690, 5259691, 5259700, 5259692, 5259696, 5259695, 5259693, 5259701, 5259697, 5259698, 5259694, 5259699.