Montana, 2010

Hail in Montana, September 14, 2010

September 14, 2010 · NWS TFX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An unstable airmass contributed to late summer thunderstorms over Jefferson County. Hail the size of quarters was reported.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 TFX wrote it up.

An unstable airmass contributed to late summer thunderstorms over Jefferson County. Hail the size of quarters was reported.

The radar

The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 148 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:32 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jefferson

When
September 14, 2:30 PM MST
Where
Jefferson County, Basin
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.270, -112.270

A thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Basin.

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 253395.