Montana, 2019Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 13, 2019
July 13, 2019 · NWS MSO · 7 events in 3 counties and zones
Strong wind shear and modest instability allowed for severe thunderstorms to impact western Montana during the afternoon of July 13th.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Strong wind shear and modest instability allowed for severe thunderstorms to impact western Montana during the afternoon of July 13th.
Thunderstorm Wind, Powell
- When
- July 13, 2:40 PM MST to 2:50 PM MST
- Where
- Powell County, 5 mi S of Blossburg
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 46.558, -112.320
A line of decaying thunderstorms produced a 65 mph wind gust at MacDonald Pass.
Hail, Missoula
- When
- July 13, 2:40 PM MST to 2:50 PM MST
- Where
- Missoula County, 3.5 mi NE of Bonner
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.906, -113.828
A thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter-sized hail in the town of Bonner during the afternoon of the 13th.
Thunderstorm Wind, Powell
- When
- July 13, 3:00 PM MST to 3:10 PM MST
- Where
- Powell County, 4 mi NNW of Racetrack
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 46.324, -112.782
A line of thunderstorms produced 40 to 55 mph winds in Deerlodge with minor tree damage reported. Further south, a 67 mph wind gust was recorded north of Racetrack.
Hail, Missoula
- When
- July 13, 3:20 PM MST to 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Missoula County, 2.17 mi W of Seeley Lake Arpt
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.180, -113.496
Penny to half-dollar-sized hail was reported in the town Seeley Lake. Half-dollar-sized hail was reported by a boater on Seeley Lake.
Hail, Granite
- When
- July 13, 7:55 PM MST to 8:05 PM MST
- Where
- Granite County, 20.03 mi SW of Ravenna
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.480, -113.775
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail up to two inches in diameter on a small rural community in the Rock Creek drainage.
Hail, Granite
- When
- July 13, 8:15 PM MST to 8:20 PM MST
- Where
- Granite County, 9.63 mi WSW of Ravenna
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.615, -113.649
Quarter-size hail was reported in the rural community of Quigley, Montana.
Hail, Powell
- When
- July 13, 9:30 PM MST to 9:40 PM MST
- Where
- Powell County, Ovando
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.020, -113.130
A thunderstorm produced half-dollar-sized hail in Ovando, with a truck sustaining hail dents on the roof of the vehicle.
- 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.
- 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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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: 832895, 832897, 832896, 832898, 832899, 832901, 832903.