Hail — Blaine, Montana

2024-07-13 · near Lodgepole, Blaine, Montana

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1186660. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.