Hail in Sweet Grass County, Montana

Hail July 16, 2016 · Sweet Grass County, Montana

1 in

Hail diameter

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

The wider storm

Very warm and relatively moist air was in place across portions of central and southeast Montana during the afternoon and evening hours of the 16th. This warm and moist air, combined with a strong upper level disturbance, resulted in strong to severe thunderstorms across portions of the Billings forecast area.

Began near Big Timber (45.8400, -109.9500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 640335. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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