Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, June 27, 2024

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, June 27, 2024
Start: 2024-06-27T12:29
End: 2024-06-27T19:02
Location: Montana

June 27, 2024 · NWS BYZ · 28 events in 6 counties and zones

An unstable southwest flow aloft was over the Billings Forecast Area. Large-scale ascent ahead of a midlevel trough tracked eastward across the northern Rockies.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 28

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.

An unstable southwest flow aloft was over the Billings Forecast Area. Large-scale ascent ahead of a midlevel trough tracked eastward across the northern Rockies. Thunderstorms developed over the mountains of southwest Montana and moved east onto the adjacent plains. Wind shear of around 50kts supported storm organization resulting in organized thunderstorm clusters and supercells, some of which produced large hail and severe outflow winds.

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 Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 27, 12:12 PM MST, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 12:12 PM MST, 17 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 10:07 AM MST, 2 hours 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 27, 11:04 AM MST, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 11:16 AM MST, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 11:46 AM MST, 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 12:13 PM MST, 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 12:22 PM MST, 7 minutes before

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The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 7 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:29 UTC.

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Event by event

23 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yellowstone

When: June 27, 12:29 PM MST
Where: Yellowstone County, 4 mi W of Billings
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 45.800, -108.563

One-inch tree limbs were reported broken.

Hail, Musselshell

When: June 27, 12:30 PM MST
Where: Musselshell County, 12 mi E of Roundup
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 46.450, -108.278

Thunderstorm Wind, Yellowstone

When: June 27, 12:43 PM MST
Where: Yellowstone County, 0.96 mi W of Billings Logan Arpt
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 45.800, -108.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Yellowstone

When: June 27, 12:49 PM MST
Where: Yellowstone County, 7.62 mi S of Billings Logan Arpt
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 45.690, -108.540

Thunderstorm Wind, Yellowstone

When: June 27, 12:53 PM MST
Where: Yellowstone County, 0.96 mi W of Billings Logan Arpt
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 45.800, -108.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Yellowstone

When: June 27, 12:56 PM MST
Where: Yellowstone County, 0.96 mi W of Billings Logan Arpt
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 45.800, -108.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Yellowstone

When: June 27, 12:59 PM MST
Where: Yellowstone County, 5.91 mi NW of Pompeys Pillar
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 46.050, -108.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Musselshell

When: June 27, 1:00 PM MST
Where: Musselshell County, 4.33 mi NE of Musselshell
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 46.560, -108.010

Thunderstorm Wind, Yellowstone

When: June 27, 1:14 PM MST
Where: Yellowstone County, 2.07 mi S of Billings
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 45.770, -108.480

Hail, Yellowstone

When: June 27, 1:15 PM MST
Where: Yellowstone County, Custer
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 46.130, -107.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Big Horn

When: June 27, 1:15 PM MST
Where: Big Horn County, 3.21 mi WNW of Hardin
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 45.750, -107.660

Thunderstorm Wind, Rosebud

When: June 27, 1:30 PM MST
Where: Rosebud County, 1.42 mi W of Ingomar
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 46.580, -107.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Big Horn

When: June 27, 1:44 PM MST
Where: Big Horn County, 17.04 mi E of Crow Agency
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 45.630, -107.100

Hail, Rosebud

When: June 27, 2:00 PM MST
Where: Rosebud County, 2.5 mi WNW of Colstrip
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 45.890, -106.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Big Horn

When: June 27, 2:15 PM MST
Where: Big Horn County, 4.93 mi E of Aberdeen
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 45.030, -107.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Rosebud

When: June 27, 2:15 PM MST
Where: Rosebud County, 18.1 mi WSW of Rock Spgs
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 46.700, -106.590

Thunderstorm Wind, Big Horn

When: June 27, 2:15 PM MST
Where: Big Horn County, 23.57 mi N of Kirby
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 45.640, -106.940

Hail, Rosebud

When: June 27, 2:35 PM MST
Where: Rosebud County, 7.66 mi SSE of Angela
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Storm Chaser
Coordinates: 46.630, -106.130

Funnel Cloud, Rosebud

When: June 27, 2:40 PM MST
Where: Rosebud County, Hathaway
Reported by: Storm Chaser
Coordinates: 46.270, -106.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Rosebud

When: June 27, 2:45 PM MST
Where: Rosebud County, 2.5 mi WSW of Brandenberg
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 45.820, -106.230

Tree damage and power out was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When: June 27, 2:49 PM MST
Where: Custer County, Miles City Arpt
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 46.430, -105.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When: June 27, 3:00 PM MST
Where: Custer County, 14.5 mi E of Moon Creek
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 46.200, -105.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When: June 27, 3:08 PM MST
Where: Custer County, 1.18 mi NW of Miles City
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 46.410, -105.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When: June 27, 3:11 PM MST
Where: Custer County, 0.84 mi NW of Miles City
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 46.410, -105.840

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When: June 27, 3:14 PM MST
Where: Custer County, 2.28 mi NNE of Miles City
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 46.430, -105.810

Thunderstorm Wind, Fallon

When: June 27, 4:22 PM MST
Where: Fallon County, 1.38 mi S of Baker Arpt
Measured: 66 kt (76 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 46.350, -104.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Fallon

When: June 27, 4:30 PM MST
Where: Fallon County, 0.84 mi SE of Baker
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 46.360, -104.270

Tree and roof damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fallon

When: June 27, 7:02 PM MST
Where: Fallon County, 3.59 mi NNW of Webster
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 46.100, -104.270

What these are

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Funnel Cloud: A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Montana in 2024 Every state in 2024 This day in weather history Warnings in Montana, June 2024

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: 1192211, 1192213, 1183353, 1183354, 1183355, 1183356, 1183357, 1183358, 1183359, 1183360, 1183361, 1183362, 1183363, 1183364, 1183365, 1183366, 1183367, 1183368, 1183369, 1183370, 1183371, 1183402, 1183404, 1183407, 1183409, 1183411, 1183413, 1183414.