Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, June 17, 2005

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, June 17, 2005
Start: 2005-06-17T17:10
End: 2005-06-17T22:30
Location: Montana

June 17, 2005 · NWS GGW · 18 events in 5 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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 17, 1:18 PM MST, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 1:18 PM MST, 3 hours 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 9:48 AM MST, 7 hours 22 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 17, 12:32 PM MST, 4 hours 38 minutes before

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The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 145 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:10 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips

When: June 17, 5:10 PM MST
Where: Phillips County, Zortman
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 47.917, -108.533

Hail, Phillips

When: June 17, 6:40 PM MST
Where: Phillips County, 8 mi S of Malta
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 48.233, -107.867

Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips

When: June 17, 7:00 PM MST
Where: Phillips County, 20 mi N of Saco
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 48.750, -107.333

Hail, Phillips

When: June 17, 7:00 PM MST
Where: Phillips County, 20 mi N of Saco
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 48.750, -107.333

Hail, Valley

When: June 17, 7:10 PM MST to 7:17 PM MST
Where: Valley County, 7 mi NW of Hinsdale
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 48.467, -107.183

Thunderstorm Wind, Valley

When: June 17, 7:15 PM MST
Where: Valley County, 25 mi N of Hinsdale
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 48.767, -107.083

Hail, Valley

When: June 17, 7:25 PM MST
Where: Valley County, 4 mi N of Hinsdale
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 48.450, -107.083

Thunderstorm Wind, Valley

When: June 17, 8:17 PM MST
Where: Valley County, 33 mi SW of Glasgow
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 47.867, -107.133

Hail, Valley

When: June 17, 8:30 PM MST
Where: Valley County, Baylor
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 48.650, -106.400

Hail, Valley

When: June 17, 8:30 PM MST
Where: Valley County, 5 mi S of Opheim
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 48.783, -106.400

Hail, Garfield

When: June 17, 8:32 PM MST
Where: Garfield County, 18 mi N of Jordan
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 47.583, -106.883

Hail, Valley

When: June 17, 9:05 PM MST
Where: Valley County, 4 mi WNW of Ft Peck
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 48.033, -106.533

Thunderstorm Wind, Valley

When: June 17, 9:07 PM MST
Where: Valley County, Ft Peck
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 48.017, -106.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Valley

When: June 17, 9:33 PM MST
Where: Valley County, 9 mi SSW of Lustre
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 48.267, -105.983

Roofs were blown off buildings and a hanger collapsed. An airplane that was in the hanger suffered damage. Several wind breaks were also destroyed. A power line was blown down, and pieces of roofing were in the power lines that were still standing.

Thunderstorm Wind, Roosevelt

When: June 17, 9:50 PM MST
Where: Roosevelt County, Wolf Pt
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 48.100, -105.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Valley

When: June 17, 10:00 PM MST
Where: Valley County, 30 mi SW of Glasgow
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 47.900, -107.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Daniels

When: June 17, 10:25 PM MST
Where: Daniels County, Flaxville
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 48.800, -105.167

Trees were downed in Flaxville by strong wind that accompanied a thunderstorm.

Thunderstorm Wind, Daniels

When: June 17, 10:30 PM MST
Where: Daniels County, Scobey
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: INSURANCE COMPANY
Coordinates: 48.800, -105.417

The strong wind tore off an awning, and tore off a 20 by 12 foot deck from a house and was broken apart. A grain bin was destroyed and wound up in a field a few hundred yards from the house.

What these are

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.
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

Every storm in Montana in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Montana, June 2005

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: 5458898, 5458884, 5458885, 5458886, 5458887, 5458888, 5458889, 5458890, 5458891, 5458899, 5458892, 5458894, 5458893, 5458895, 5458896, 5458897, 5458901, 5458900.