Montana, 2009

Hail in Montana, June 29, 2009

June 29, 2009 · NWS GGW · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

An isolated supercell thunderstorm moved southeast through the area.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

An isolated supercell thunderstorm moved southeast through the area.

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 29, 3:30 PM MST, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 3:30 PM MST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
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The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 139 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:45 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Daniels

When
June 29, 4:47 PM MST
Where
Daniels County, 6.86 mi N of Whitetail
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
48.999, -105.162

Mostly dime-sized hail with some quarter-sized hail. Reported at the Port of Whitetail.

Hail, Daniels

When
June 29, 5:15 PM MST to 5:21 PM MST
Where
Daniels County, 3 mi E of Whitetail
Measured
2 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.900, -105.104

Hail, Sheridan

When
June 29, 5:38 PM MST
Where
Sheridan County, 3 mi W of Redstone
Measured
2 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.820, -104.996

Size is estimated.

What these are

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

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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: 174298, 174302, 174309.