Hail, Carter
- When
- June 15, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Carter County, 7.32 mi NNW of Capitol
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 45.530, -104.120
There was also a report from wildfire fighters of a funnel cloud at 219 PM MDT.
Flash Flooding and Hail in Montana, June 15, 2009
Severe thunderstorms moved across Carter and Fallon Counties during the late afternoon and early evening hours of the 15th. A few of the thunderstorms produced large hail and flash flooding.
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BYZ wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms moved across Carter and Fallon Counties during the late afternoon and early evening hours of the 15th. A few of the thunderstorms produced large hail and flash flooding.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 186 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:00 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Fallon
- When
- June 15, 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Fallon County, 4.33 mi WNW of Ollie
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.610, -104.160
Hail, Fallon
- When
- June 15, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Fallon County, Ollie
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.580, -104.080
Hail, Fallon
- When
- June 15, 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Fallon County, 3.35 mi NW of Ollie
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.620, -104.120
Hail, Fallon
- When
- June 15, 5:40 PM MST
- Where
- Fallon County, 2.93 mi WSW of Ollie
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.570, -104.140
Flash Flood, Fallon
- When
- June 15, 6:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Fallon County, 5.5 mi NE of Westmore to 10.23 mi NE of Ollie
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.520, -104.540
Spotters reported 3.75 inches of rain in three hours with water flowing through fields and over roads.
Flash Flood, Fallon
- When
- June 15, 6:38 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Fallon County, 5.5 mi NE of Westmore to 10.23 mi SSE of Ollie
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.520, -104.540
Four inches of rain in two hours with flooding over roads and bridges was reported.
Flash Flood, Fallon
- When
- June 15, 6:45 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Fallon County, 5.5 mi NE of Westmore to 10.23 mi SSE of Ollie
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.520, -104.540
Reports of a lot of water flowing across fields and ditches. Spillway on Spring Creek overflowed. 2.75 inches of rain in two hours was reported.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood and Flooding in Kansas, June 15 to 16, 2009
- Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, June 15, 2009
- Hail in South Dakota, June 15, 2009
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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: 170061, 170062, 170065, 170066, 170069, 170075, 170071, 170073.