Hail, Roosevelt
- When
- July 6, 2:30 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 4.84 mi N of Culbertson
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.220, -104.520
Public reported, via Twitter, hail up to the size of quarters.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 6, 2022
Shortwave moved through the southwesterly flow aloft that's been parked over the area this week and set off another round of severe thunderstorms over the area this afternoon into the overnight hours.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 22
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 GGW wrote it up.
Shortwave moved through the southwesterly flow aloft that's been parked over the area this week and set off another round of severe thunderstorms over the area this afternoon into the overnight hours.
The radar
The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 156 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:31 UTC.
Event by event
18 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Valley
- When
- July 6, 2:45 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 8.62 mi SW of Lustre
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.290, -106.030
Public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of quarters.
Hail, Valley
- When
- July 6, 2:50 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 8.08 mi SSW of Lustre
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 48.270, -105.960
A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters.
Thunderstorm Wind, Valley
- When
- July 6, 2:50 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 8.08 mi SSW of Lustre
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 48.270, -105.960
A trained spotter estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph.
Hail, Roosevelt
- When
- July 6, 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 0.83 mi SSE of Wolf Pt
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.090, -105.640
Public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of golf balls.
Hail, Valley
- When
- July 6, 3:35 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 6.97 mi S of Lustre
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.280, -105.880
Public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of half dollars.
Hail, Roosevelt
- When
- July 6, 3:40 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 0.83 mi SSE of Wolf Pt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.090, -105.640
Public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of quarters.
Thunderstorm Wind, Roosevelt
- When
- July 6, 3:43 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 0.83 mi SSE of Wolf Pt
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.090, -105.640
Public reported, via Facebook, an estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 80 mph.
Hail, Roosevelt
- When
- July 6, 3:45 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 1.15 mi SE of Wolf Pt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.090, -105.630
Public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of quarters.
Hail, Roosevelt
- When
- July 6, 3:45 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, 0.83 mi SSE of Wolf Pt
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.090, -105.640
Public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of half dollars.
Hail, McCone
- When
- July 6, 3:50 PM MST
- Where
- McCone County, 14.64 mi NNW of Vida
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.020, -105.640
Public reported hail up to the size of hen eggs.
Hail, McCone
- When
- July 6, 4:09 PM MST
- Where
- McCone County, 6.37 mi NNW of Vida
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.920, -105.530
Public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of ping pong balls.
Hail, Phillips
- When
- July 6, 4:35 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, 0.46 mi E of Zortman
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.920, -108.520
A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of golf balls.
Hail, Phillips
- When
- July 6, 4:35 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, Zortman
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.920, -108.530
Public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of baseballs.
Hail, McCone
- When
- July 6, 4:35 PM MST
- Where
- McCone County, 4.4 mi ENE of Vida
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.850, -105.410
A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of half dollars.
Hail, Phillips
- When
- July 6, 4:36 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, 0.46 mi E of Zortman
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.920, -108.520
A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of ping pong balls, along with heavy rain.
Hail, Phillips
- When
- July 6, 4:45 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, 0.46 mi E of Zortman
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.920, -108.520
Public reported hail up to the size of golf balls in the town of Zortman.
Hail, Phillips
- When
- July 6, 5:34 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, 0.46 mi E of Zortman
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.920, -108.520
A trained spotter measured hail up to the size of golf balls.
Hail, Garfield
- When
- July 6, 6:01 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield County, 5.01 mi WSW of Haxby Point
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.690, -106.470
A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters along with heavy rain.
Thunderstorm Wind, Valley
- When
- July 6, 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, King Coulee Raws
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 47.800, -107.020
The King Coulee RAWS site (KIGM8) measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Valley
- When
- July 6, 6:36 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, 0.69 mi S of Ft Peck
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.010, -106.450
Public reported, via Facebook, a thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph.
Hail, Phillips
- When
- July 6, 6:49 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, Zortman
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.920, -108.530
Public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of baseballs.
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1039858, 1039859, 1039860, 1039868, 1039879, 1039880, 1039881, 1039882, 1039883, 1039885, 1039893, 1039886, 1039853, 1039855, 1039887, 1039851, 1039854, 1039850, 1039892, 1039894, 1039896, 1039856.