Hail, Musselshell
- When
- July 6, 6:13 PM MST
- Where
- Musselshell County, 7.62 mi N of Roundup Arpt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.590, -108.540
Flash Flood and Hail in Montana, July 6, 2022
A couple of severe thunderstorms produced some quarter size hail and flash flooding.
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
- 2
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 severe thunderstorms produced some quarter size hail and flash flooding.
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:10 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Musselshell
- When
- July 6, 7:30 PM MST to 9:53 PM MST
- Where
- Musselshell County, 1.2 mi ESE of Roundup Arpt to 2.88 mi N of Roundup Arpt
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 46.474, -108.507
Numerous roads around US-87 were closed due to water over the roadway.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1037164, 1037163.