Hail, Carbon
- When
- June 24, 5:10 PM MST
- Where
- Carbon County, 0.49 mi E of Red Lodge Arpt
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 45.180, -109.260
Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, June 24, 2020
A couple of thunderstorms produced some strong wind gusts and some below severe criteria hail.
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
- 3
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 of thunderstorms produced some strong wind gusts and some below severe criteria hail.
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:09 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wheatland
- When
- June 24, 7:29 PM MST
- Where
- Wheatland County, 1.68 mi NE of Harlowton
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 46.450, -109.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Sweet Grass
- When
- June 24, 8:25 PM MST
- Where
- Sweet Grass County, 0.69 mi N of Big Timber Arpt
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 45.810, -109.980
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.
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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: 890915, 890916, 890917.