Montana, 2001

Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, June 9, 2001

June 9, 2001 · NWS GGW · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

8 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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  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 9, 8:35 AM MST, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 8:35 AM MST, 25 minutes before
NORTHEAST MONTANA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
935 AM MDT SAT JUN 9 2001

THUNDERSTORMS TRACKING ALONG FORT PECK LAKE THIS MORNING ASSOCIATED
WITH SURFACE BOUNDARY. STORMS INTERACTING WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARY LEFT
FROM STORMS OVER SOUTHEAST MONTANA OVERNIGHT. THREAT FOR
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AS JET PUSHES INTO
STATE. CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS OKAY...NO UPDATE PLANNED. EBERT

EXTENDED...NO CHANGE. A WET PATTERN EARLY...THEN RIDGING AND DRYING.
PROTON

KGGW /084 056/082 056/082 051/066 049/070 051/072 050/074
      TTTTBBB  94433/9433111
KGDV /086 055/084 056/086 048/070 050/071 051/074 051/074
      TTTTBBB  94443/9433111

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:01 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Garfield

When
June 9, 9:00 AM MST
Where
Garfield County, 12 mi ENE of Jordan
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.383, -106.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When
June 9, 9:05 AM MST
Where
Garfield County, 43 mi ENE of Jordan
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.550, -106.033

Hail, McCone

When
June 9, 10:20 AM MST
Where
McCone County, 10 mi SE of Circle
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.317, -105.450

Hail, Dawson

When
June 9, 10:30 AM MST
Where
Dawson County, Lindsay
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.217, -105.150

Hail, Phillips

When
June 9, 10:44 AM MST
Where
Phillips County, 35 mi S of Malta
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.850, -107.867

Hail, Valley

When
June 9, 11:50 AM MST
Where
Valley County, 48 mi SW of Glasgow
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.717, -107.367

Hail, Sheridan

When
June 9, 1:10 PM MST
Where
Sheridan County, 1 mi S of Comertown
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
48.883, -104.250

Hail, Sheridan

When
June 9, 1:20 PM MST
Where
Sheridan County, Westby
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.867, -104.050

Hail, McCone

When
June 9, 1:35 PM MST to 1:45 PM MST
Where
McCone County, 10 mi S of Vida
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.683, -105.500

Hail lasted for ten minutes.

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

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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: 5253730, 5253731, 5253732, 5253733, 5253734, 5253735, 5253736, 5253737, 5253738.