Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 13, 2024

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 13, 2024
Start: 2024-07-13T12:55
End: 2024-07-13T15:40
Location: Montana

July 13, 2024 · NWS TFX · 14 events in 2 counties and zones

A northwesterly flow aloft combined with ample instability and shear to result in a few supercells across Hill and Blaine counties. Hail was the main severe caliber threat, though there was a wind report.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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.

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 196 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:52 UTC.

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Event by event

13 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Blaine

When: July 13, 12:55 PM MST
Where: Blaine County, 1.46 mi SSE of Chinook
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 48.560, -109.220

Trained spotter measured 0.11 inches of rain with the thunderstorm.

Hail, Blaine

When: July 13, 1:14 PM MST
Where: Blaine County, 0.46 mi E of North Fork
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 48.580, -109.110

Report from Mping.

Hail, Blaine

When: July 13, 1:40 PM MST
Where: Blaine County, 3.45 mi S of Ft Belknap
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 48.520, -108.920

Report from Mping.

Hail, Hill

When: July 13, 2:15 PM MST
Where: Hill County, 5.32 mi WSW of Haure Afs
Measured: 3 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 48.830, -110.030

Public report from social media. Location was estimated based on the report time given by the public and radar data.

Hail, Blaine

When: July 13, 2:20 PM MST to 2:30 PM MST
Where: Blaine County, 16.07 mi NNW of Lodgepole
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 48.240, -108.680

Mixed sized hail with the largest being quarters, which fell for about 10 minutes.

Hail, Blaine

When: July 13, 2:30 PM MST
Where: Blaine County, 11.74 mi NW of Lodgepole
Measured: 4 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 48.150, -108.710

Lots of baseball sized hail with a few softball sized hail stones mixed in. Lots of wind was reported with the hail. Time approximated by radar. Reported by a storm chaser.

Hail, Blaine

When: July 13, 2:38 PM MST
Where: Blaine County, 2.91 mi NNE of St Pauls
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 48.020, -108.650

Facebook report with an image. Location estimated using radar.

Hail, Blaine

When: July 13, 2:50 PM MST
Where: Blaine County, Lodgepole
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 48.030, -108.530

Public report on Facebook. Egg to tennis ball sized hail caused damage to windows. Time estimated using radar.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hill

When: July 13, 3:18 PM MST to 3:22 PM MST
Where: Hill County, 1.38 mi N of (Hvr)havre City-Co A
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 48.550, -109.770

ASOS station KHVR measured a severe caliber gust.

Hail, Hill

When: July 13, 3:20 PM MST to 3:30 PM MST
Where: Hill County, 0.91 mi E of Havre
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 48.550, -109.660

Public report of golf ball to baseball sized hail that lasted about ten minutes. Hail completely covered the ground.

Hail, Hill

When: July 13, 3:23 PM MST to 3:35 PM MST
Where: Hill County, 0.91 mi E of Havre
Measured: 2 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 48.550, -109.660

Social media report showing golf ball to egg sized hail that lasted for about 12 minutes. 0.2 inches of rain with the storm.

Hail, Hill

When: July 13, 3:25 PM MST
Where: Hill County, Havre
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 48.550, -109.680

Reported via social media with images. Time estimated via radar.

Hail, Hill

When: July 13, 3:30 PM MST
Where: Hill County, 0.69 mi S of Havre
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 48.540, -109.680

Facebook report.

Hail, Hill

When: July 13, 3:40 PM MST
Where: Hill County, 6.44 mi E of Havre
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 48.560, -109.540

Quarter to golf ball sized hail was reported by a trained spotter. Hail was reported to be completely covering the ground.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 1186649, 1186650, 1186652, 1186653, 1186654, 1186660, 1186661, 1186662, 1186670, 1186666, 1186667, 1186663, 1186665, 1186669.