Hail — Judith Basin, Montana

2025-06-14 · near Moccasin, Judith Basin, Montana

Event narrative

Report from social media showed golf ball sized hail as well as significant damage to outdoor play equipment and shattered skylights and windows. Time estimated from radar.

Wider weather episode

The typical severe weather setup across the region - surface moisture advected in from the east with stronger west to southwesterly flow aloft - developed across the region from June 13-15. Fog and low clouds inhibited destabilization on June 13. Initially surface moisture was less quality on June 14, but increased for June 15, which was the most active severe day.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1258075. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.