Hail, Valley
- When
- July 2, 6:12 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 4 mi SW of Opheim
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.817, -106.467
Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 2, 2005
6 hail, 2 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
- 8
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), 69 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:10 UTC.
Event by event
6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Valley
- When
- July 2, 6:20 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 9 mi SSW of Opheim
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.733, -106.483
Hail, Valley
- When
- July 2, 6:22 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 12 mi SW of Opheim
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.733, -106.583
Hail, Valley
- When
- July 2, 6:35 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 7 mi S of Glentana
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.750, -106.250
Hail covered the ground.
Hail, Daniels
- When
- July 2, 7:20 PM MST
- Where
- Daniels County, 9 mi S of Scobey
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.667, -105.417
Thunderstorm Wind, Roosevelt
- When
- July 2, 7:50 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 18 mi E of Bredette
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.500, -104.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Sheridan
- When
- July 2, 8:05 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan County, 18 mi SW of Plentywood
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.600, -104.850
Hail, Sheridan
- When
- July 2, 8:25 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan County, 5 mi E of Medicine Lake
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 48.500, -104.383
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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- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 2, 2005
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 2, 2005
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5470510, 5470511, 5470512, 5470513, 5470514, 5470515, 5470516, 5470517.