Heavy Rain, Petroleum
- When
- June 15, 4:40 PM MST to 5:40 PM MST
- Where
- Petroleum County, 16 mi N of Winnett
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.232, -108.350
The heavy rain of 0.75 inches fell in 45 to 60 minutes.
Hail and Heavy Rain in Montana, June 15, 2010
Strong thunderstorms from central Montana moved east through Petroleum and Garfield counties, bringing gusty winds, brief heavy rain and hail the size of nickels.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 4
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.
Strong thunderstorms from central Montana moved east through Petroleum and Garfield counties, bringing gusty winds, brief heavy rain and hail the size of nickels.
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 154 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:42 UTC.
Event by event
2 heavy rain, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Garfield
- When
- June 15, 6:10 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield County, 3 mi SSW of Mosby
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.960, -107.894
Water was ponding around the area. Small hail also accompanied the rainfall.
Hail, Garfield
- When
- June 15, 6:35 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield County, 5 mi SE of Sand Spgs
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.049, -107.405
Trained spotter reported penny sized hail with 30 to 40 mph winds.
Hail, Garfield
- When
- June 15, 6:40 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield County, 13 mi ESE of Sand Spgs
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.028, -107.225
Dime to nickel sized hail covered most of the ground along with 30 to 40 mph winds.
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
- 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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The same day elsewhere
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- Flooding in Iowa, June 15 to 16, 2010
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 225045, 225046, 225043, 225044.