Montana, 2022

Hail in Montana, June 17, 2022

June 17, 2022 · NWS TFX · 6 events in 1 county or zone

Deep southerly flow brought sufficient instability and shear to the region. An approaching trough provided sufficient forcing for ascent, resulting in a severe thunderstorm June 17th across primarily Glacier County.

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.

Deep southerly flow brought sufficient instability and shear to the region. An approaching trough provided sufficient forcing for ascent, resulting in a severe thunderstorm June 17th across primarily Glacier County.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 17, 5:50 PM MST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 5:50 PM MST, 15 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 17, 1:13 PM MST, 4 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
213 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0122 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 5 ENE DILLON            45.25N 112.55W
06/17/2022  M56 MPH          BEAVERHEAD         MT   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KDLN DILLON AIRPORT.

&&
Local storm report, Jun 17, 1:14 PM MST, 4 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
214 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0137 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 11 SW BASIN             46.14N 112.40W
06/17/2022  M47 MPH          JEFFERSON          MT   MESONET

            MESONET STATION MTELK ELK PARK (MT DOT).

&&
Local storm report, Jun 17, 3:02 PM MST, 3 hours 3 minutes before
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The radar

The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 150 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:04 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Glacier

When
June 17, 6:05 PM MST
Where
Glacier County, 1.95 mi SW of Family
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
48.450, -112.750

Social media report of ping pong ball sized hail. Location estimated.

Hail, Glacier

When
June 17, 6:05 PM MST
Where
Glacier County, 4.18 mi W of Family
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.480, -112.810

Public report of 1.25 inch hail.

Hail, Glacier

When
June 17, 6:15 PM MST
Where
Glacier County, 2.76 mi SW of Sundance
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
48.600, -112.610

One inch hail falling on Friday evening in Glacier County.

Hail, Glacier

When
June 17, 6:21 PM MST
Where
Glacier County, 3.65 mi W of Cutbank Arpt
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.620, -112.460

Social media report of golf ball sized hail. Time was estimated via radar.

Hail, Glacier

When
June 17, 6:30 PM MST
Where
Glacier County, 4.2 mi WNW of Cutbank Arpt
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.650, -112.460

Image of hail sent via facebook.

Hail, Glacier

When
June 17, 6:34 PM MST
Where
Glacier County, 3.27 mi WNW of Santa Rita
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.710, -112.320

Public report of quarter sized hail. Time was estimated via radar.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Montana in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, June 2022

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1030991, 1032386, 1032388, 1032389, 1032390, 1032391.