Montana, 2009

Hail in Montana, June 15, 2009

June 15, 2009 · NWS GGW · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Many multicellular storms produced small hail around the area.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 GGW wrote it up.

Many multicellular storms produced small hail around the area.

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:07 UTC.

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Event by event

1 funnel cloud, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, McCone

When
June 15, 8:10 AM MST
Where
McCone County, 12 mi SW of Brockway
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
47.177, -105.951

A farmer reported a long rope-like rotating funnel that he could see from his farm four miles southwest of Brockway. The funnel was about five to ten miles southwest of him. It did not touch the ground and he saw it for about 30 seconds.

Hail, Prairie

When
June 15, 2:01 PM MST
Where
Prairie County, 15 mi E of Mildred
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.680, -104.634

What these are

Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 174252, 166878.