Hail in Granite County, Montana

Hail August 5, 2010 · Granite County, Montana

0.88 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Nickel sized hail was accompanied by heavy rain.

The wider storm

Severe thunderstorms formed ahead of an approaching upper level trough oriented along the Pacific coast. Thunderstorms mainly produced hail, up to 1.5 inches in diameter, but some wind damage was also reported across southwest Montana. Heavy rain was also reported with these thunderstorms. In some cases nearly an inch of rain fell in a short amount of time. A flash flood occurred in Drummond due to the heavy rain.

Began near (3du)drummond (46.6700, -113.1500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 258046. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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