Montana, 2010

Hail in Montana, July 20, 2010

July 20, 2010 · NWS GGW · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A west to northwest jet stream over the area helped to generate a severe thunderstorm.

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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.

A west to northwest jet stream over the area helped to generate a severe thunderstorm.

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:32 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Roosevelt

When
July 20, 11:35 AM MST to 11:43 AM MST
Where
Roosevelt County, 14 mi N of Brockton to 16 mi N of Brockton
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
48.353, -104.920

One inch size hail with pea size hail also mixed in.

Hail, Roosevelt

When
July 20, 12:30 PM MST
Where
Roosevelt County, 5 mi NE of Culbertson
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
48.201, -104.443

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.

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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: 243020, 243022.