Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 23, 2005

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 23, 2005
Start: 2005-07-23T16:12
End: 2005-07-23T20:08
Location: Montana

July 23, 2005 · NWS BYZ · 8 events in 4 counties and zones

5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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 Billings radar (KBLX), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:10 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Carbon

When: July 23, 4:12 PM MST
Where: Carbon County, Rockvale
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.517, -108.867

Hail, Yellowstone

When: July 23, 4:46 PM MST
Where: Yellowstone County, 22 mi SSE of Billings
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.500, -108.317

Hail broke a window at a residence.

Hail, Big Horn

When: July 23, 5:40 PM MST
Where: Big Horn County, 7 mi ENE of Ft Smith
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.333, -107.800

Quarter size hail fell for 10 minutes, with hail drifts up to a foot deep. Hail destroyed a garden. 1.10 inches of rain fell within 27 minutes.

Hail, Big Horn

When: July 23, 5:48 PM MST
Where: Big Horn County, 10 mi E of Ft Smith
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.300, -107.733

Thunderstorm Wind, Big Horn

When: July 23, 5:48 PM MST
Where: Big Horn County, 10 mi E of Ft Smith
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.300, -107.733

Hail, Big Horn

When: July 23, 7:00 PM MST
Where: Big Horn County, 10 mi N of Decker
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.150, -106.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Powder River

When: July 23, 7:50 PM MST
Where: Powder River County, 2 mi W of Moorhead
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.050, -105.933

65 mph measured wind gust at Bradshaw Creek RAWS. 1.44 inches of rain also measured within an hour.

Thunderstorm Wind, Powder River

When: July 23, 8:08 PM MST
Where: Powder River County, 6 mi ESE of Moorhead
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.017, -105.783

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5467108, 5467109, 5467110, 5467111, 5467112, 5467113, 5467114, 5467115.