Hail, Madison
- When
- June 30, 1:35 PM MST
- Where
- Madison County, Ennis
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.350, -111.730
Trained spotter reports quarter sized hail near Ennis.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, June 30, 2024
Long hodographs and deep inverted-V soundings resulted in organized convection across Southwest Montana June 30. Hail was the main severe observation, but a wind gust of 58 mph was also observed.
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
- 4
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.
Long hodographs and deep inverted-V soundings resulted in organized convection across Southwest Montana June 30. Hail was the main severe observation, but a wind gust of 58 mph was also observed.
The radar
The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 236 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:33 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Gallatin
- When
- June 30, 2:49 PM MST
- Where
- Gallatin County, 1.61 mi WNW of Matthews
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.610, -111.100
Mostly dime sized hail was observed, with a few quarter sized hail stones mixed in. Hail was beginning to accumulate at the time of the report.
Hail, Gallatin
- When
- June 30, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Gallatin County, 0.48 mi W of Bozeman
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.680, -111.040
The public estimated quarter sized hail in central Bozeman.
Thunderstorm Wind, Beaverhead
- When
- June 30, 6:56 PM MST
- Where
- Beaverhead County, 0.84 mi SE of Wise River
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 45.790, -112.940
RAWS station WRSM8 Wise River measured a 58 mph gust. Time estimated given RAWS only report once per hour.
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: 1179973, 1179971, 1179972, 1179974.