Montana, 2004

Hail in Montana, July 11, 2004

July 11, 2004 · NWS BYZ · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

7 hail, 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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 11, 1:44 PM MST, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 1:44 PM MST, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:13 UTC.

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Event by event

7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Musselshell

When
July 11, 3:15 PM MST
Where
Musselshell County, 10 mi N of Roundup
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.600, -108.533

Hail, Rosebud

When
July 11, 5:45 PM MST
Where
Rosebud County, Rock Spgs
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.817, -106.250

Hail, Custer

When
July 11, 5:57 PM MST
Where
Custer County, 19 mi NW of Miles City
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.600, -106.117

Hail, Yellowstone

When
July 11, 6:02 PM MST
Where
Yellowstone County, Ballantine
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.950, -108.150

Hail, Yellowstone

When
July 11, 6:12 PM MST
Where
Yellowstone County, Pompeys Pillar
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.000, -107.950

Hail, Custer

When
July 11, 6:15 PM MST
Where
Custer County, Ismay
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
46.500, -104.783

Quarter sized hail fell along with 70 mph winds.

Hail, Treasure

When
July 11, 6:25 PM MST
Where
Treasure County, 16 mi W of Hysham
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.300, -107.567

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Montana in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, July 2004

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: 5412276, 5412271, 5412272, 5412273, 5412274, 5412270, 5412275.