Hail in Powell County, Montana

Hail August 15, 2014 · Powell 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

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Deer Lodge (46.4000, -112.7830).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 538604. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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