Montana, 2022Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 3, 2022
July 3, 2022 · NWS GGW · 9 events in 4 counties and zones
A Pacific trough sat to the west and an upper level ridge was to the east near the Montana and North Dakota border, placing northeast Montana under southwesterly flow aloft. A shortwave riding up this upper level flow moved through and sent a line of thunderstorms through the area during the afternoon and evening hours.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
A Pacific trough sat to the west and an upper level ridge was to the east near the Montana and North Dakota border, placing northeast Montana under southwesterly flow aloft. A shortwave riding up this upper level flow moved through and sent a line of thunderstorms through the area during the afternoon and evening hours.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Valley
- When
- July 3, 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 0.46 mi W of Glasgow
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.200, -106.640
Public reported, via Facebook, damage to a house from a lightning strike. The west side of the house was burned and some siding was knocked off from the lightning strike.|Estimated damage is $1000.
Hail, Garfield
- When
- July 3, 2:40 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield County, 2.73 mi ENE of Mosby
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.020, -107.820
A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters.
Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield
- When
- July 3, 2:40 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield County, 2.73 mi ENE of Mosby
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.020, -107.820
A trained spotter reported a fence blown down on his property.
Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield
- When
- July 3, 3:04 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield County, 1.41 mi W of Lufborough Hill Dot
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 47.080, -107.560
The Lufborough Hill MT-200 DOT site (MTLUF) measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 78 mph.
Hail, Garfield
- When
- July 3, 4:50 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield County, 13.22 mi NE of Cohagen
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.140, -106.370
Public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of quarters.
Thunderstorm Wind, Prairie
- When
- July 3, 5:20 PM MST
- Where
- Prairie County, 24.59 mi WNW of Mc Cloud
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.080, -106.030
A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph along with pea size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Prairie
- When
- July 3, 5:58 PM MST
- Where
- Prairie County, 9.42 mi NNE of Mc Cloud
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.030, -105.520
A trained spotter measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 70 mph.
Hail, Prairie
- When
- July 3, 6:03 PM MST
- Where
- Prairie County, 1.46 mi NNW of Terry
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.800, -105.310
A trained spotter reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of quarters.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson
- When
- July 3, 7:42 PM MST
- Where
- Dawson County, 0.84 mi NE of Beaver Hill Dot
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 47.030, -104.340
Beaver Hill I-94 DOT site (MTBVR) measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 67 mph.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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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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: 1039092, 1039094, 1039096, 1039107, 1039111, 1039112, 1039121, 1039122, 1039123.