Hail, Carter
- When
- July 21, 2:45 PM MST
- Where
- Carter County, 3.38 mi NE of Hammond
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.260, -104.890
Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 21, 2018
A couple thunderstorms produced some large hail and very strong wind gusts.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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 BYZ wrote it up.
A couple thunderstorms produced some large hail and very strong wind gusts.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 206 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:46 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Carter
- When
- July 21, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Carter County, 3.38 mi NE of Ridge
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 45.090, -104.980
Hail, Carter
- When
- July 21, 4:13 PM MST
- Where
- Carter County, 1.45 mi E of Ridgeway
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.480, -104.490
Thunderstorm Wind, Stillwater
- When
- July 21, 7:14 PM MST
- Where
- Stillwater County, 6.51 mi SSW of Molt
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 45.780, -108.970
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 21, 2018
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 762516, 762518, 762519, 762520.