Hail in Granite County, Montana

Hail April 17, 2007 · Granite County, Montana

0.75 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A weather spotter in Philipsburg reported .75 inch hail as a severe thunderstorm moved northeast across Granite County. Several other reports of pea to half inch sized hail were received from this storm.

The wider storm

On April 17, a strong negatively tilted short wave trough with favorable wind shear aloft moved across Southwest Montana. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along the surface front and tracked northeast across the area. These thunderstorms were hail producers.

Began near Philipsburg Arpt (46.3100, -113.3000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 22719. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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