Montana, 2025

Hail in Montana, September 11, 2025

September 11, 2025 · NWS GGW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A severe thunderstorm brought large hail to northeast Valley county.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

A severe thunderstorm brought large hail to northeast Valley county.

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:56 UTC.

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1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Valley

When
September 11, 3:56 PM MST
Where
Valley County, 9.33 mi ESE of Glentana
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
48.820, -106.050

Trained spotter in the town of Richland reported quarter size hail and heavy rain. Hail accumulated to a depth of 5 inches.

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.

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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: 1282751.