Hail — Powell, Montana

2014-08-15 · near Deer Lodge, Powell, Montana

Event narrative

A person from the public west of Deer Lodge estimated that quarter size hail fell during this event. Also a trained spotter located 1 mile west of Deer Lodge measured pea size hail and reported that large amounts of it had fallen.

Wider weather episode

Several upper level waves moved from south to north during the day around an upper level low that was centered between central Washington and Oregon. One of these impulses initiated thunderstorms across southwest Montana and brought hail and heavy rainfall especially to the Interstate 90 corridor between Garrison and Butte.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 538604. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.