Montana, 2022

Hail and Heavy Rain in Montana, July 24, 2022

July 24, 2022 · NWS TFX · 6 events in 3 counties and zones

An upper-level trough moved into the Treasure State from the west. SPC placed several counties in a Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms, including southern Judith Basin County, Meagher and Broadwater Counties, and northern Gallatin County with the remainder of the CWA under a general risk.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 upper-level trough moved into the Treasure State from the west. SPC placed several counties in a Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms, including southern Judith Basin County, Meagher and Broadwater Counties, and northern Gallatin County with the remainder of the CWA under a general risk. Primary impact was heavy rain, but had possible lightning, small hail, and erratic winds associated with the storm.

The radar

The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 147 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:05 UTC.

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Event by event

5 heavy rain, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jefferson

When
July 24, 1:08 PM MST
Where
Jefferson County, 0.69 mi N of Boulder
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.240, -112.120

Trainer spotter reported hail falling between dime and quarter size.

Heavy Rain, Meagher

When
July 24, 2:00 PM MST
Where
Meagher County, 21.48 mi NE of Ft Logan
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
46.930, -110.900

Mesonet station stcm8 stringer creek - snotel station elevation.

Heavy Rain, Jefferson

When
July 24, 2:00 PM MST
Where
Jefferson County, 8.37 mi ESE of Jefferson City
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
46.350, -111.850

Mesonet station tibm8 Tizer basin SNOTEL.

Heavy Rain, Jefferson

When
July 24, 3:00 PM MST
Where
Jefferson County, 6.24 mi N of Basin
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
46.360, -112.260

Mesonet station RKPM8 Rocker Peak snotel.

Heavy Rain, Cascade

When
July 24, 4:13 PM MST
Where
Cascade County, 5.6 mi NNW of Niehart
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
47.000, -110.810

Trained spotter reported 2.15 inches of rainfall in the higher terrain of Cascade Co.

Heavy Rain, Meagher

When
July 24, 6:14 PM MST
Where
Meagher County, 16.37 mi NNE of White Sulphur Spgs
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
46.760, -110.760

Mesonet station measured 1.13 inches of heavy rainfall.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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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: 1033893, 1044617, 1044618, 1044619, 1037933, 1037935.