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Hail in Valley County, Montana

Hail July 21, 1999 · Valley County, Montana

4.5 in
Hail diameter
$1.5M
Damage as recorded
$100K
Crop damage

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

The wider storm

Two supercell thunderstorms moved across northeast Montana causing a path of damage that extended from southern Phillips county to the North Dakota border. The hardest hit was the community of Glasgow where 4.5 inch hail fell damaging cars, roofs, windows and trees as it passed. The largest hail fell from downtown Glasgow near the courthouse northeast to the local Ford dealership. The storms continued east where they produced at least two tornado touchdowns in rural areas. Large hail continued to be reported along the Highway 2 corridor. A tornado touchdown was reported in Bainville where railroad cars were blown off of the tracks.

Began near Glasgow (48.2000, -106.6300).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5702691. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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