Hail in Granite County, Montana

Hail July 6, 2009 · Granite County, Montana

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Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Weather spotter reported quarter size hail in Philipsburg. Eight miles northwest of Philipsburg, a camper reported half inch diameter hail at 5500 feet.

The wider storm

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front over the higher terrain of western Montana. The main threat with these storms was large hail, with hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter reported by trained storm spotters.

Began near Philipsburg (46.3300, -113.2900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 184064. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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