Montana, 2006

Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, June 14, 2006

June 14, 2006 · NWS GGW · 15 events in 5 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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 14, 1:32 PM MST, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 1:32 PM MST, 2 hours 49 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 14, 10:58 AM MST, 5 hours 23 minutes before
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The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 187 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:22 UTC.

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Event by event

11 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Prairie

When
June 14, 4:21 PM MST
Where
Prairie County, Terry
Measured
70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.783, -105.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Prairie

When
June 14, 4:45 PM MST
Where
Prairie County, Fallon
Measured
83 kt (96 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.833, -105.117

The wind gust was accompanied by sustained wind of 54 mph.

Hail, Dawson

When
June 14, 4:50 PM MST
Where
Dawson County, 4 mi SE of Lindsay
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.183, -105.083

The hail was accompanied by 1.5 inches of rain.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When
June 14, 4:50 PM MST
Where
Dawson County, 4 mi SE of Lindsay
Measured
62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.183, -105.083

Thunderstorm Wind, McCone

When
June 14, 5:10 PM MST
Where
McCone County, 7 mi N of Circle
Measured
61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.517, -105.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When
June 14, 5:25 PM MST
Where
Dawson County, Bloomfield
Measured
76 kt (87 mph) measured gust
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.417, -104.933

Hail, Dawson

When
June 14, 5:35 PM MST
Where
Dawson County, Bloomfield
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.417, -104.933

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When
June 14, 5:35 PM MST
Where
Dawson County, Bloomfield
Measured
83 kt (96 mph) measured gust
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.417, -104.933

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When
June 14, 5:50 PM MST
Where
Dawson County, 10 mi S of Lindsay
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.067, -105.150

Hail, Dawson

When
June 14, 5:50 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
Where
Dawson County, 10 mi S of Lindsay
Measured
2 in hail
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.067, -105.150

Hail up to 2 inches in diameter fell for 10 minutes. The hail broke the windshield of a truck and damaged the roof of a house.

Heavy Rain, Roosevelt

When
June 14, 6:00 PM MST to 6:50 PM MST
Where
Roosevelt County, Brockton
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

2 inches of rain fell in less than an hour.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wibaux

When
June 14, 6:15 PM MST
Where
Wibaux County, Wibaux
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
46.983, -104.183

Thunderstorm Wind, Roosevelt

When
June 14, 6:20 PM MST
Where
Roosevelt County, Poplar
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.100, -105.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When
June 14, 6:35 PM MST
Where
Dawson County, Bloomfield
Measured
83 kt (96 mph) measured gust
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.417, -104.933

Thunderstorm Wind, Roosevelt

When
June 14, 6:50 PM MST
Where
Roosevelt County, Brockton
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
48.150, -104.917

Trees downed on two houses.

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.
Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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

The same day elsewhere

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5514753, 5514518, 5514516, 5514517, 5514519, 5514520, 5514521, 5514754, 5514522, 5514523, 5514525, 5514751, 5514515, 5514752, 5514524.