Hail — Flathead, Montana
2016-07-18 · near Lupfer, Flathead, Montana
$16K
Property damage
2
Magnitude
Event narrative
A member of the public located 5 miles west-southwest of Lupfer reported ping pong size hail, which dented 3 vehicles and broke the windshield of 1 vehicle. There were also many plants defoliated by the hail.
Wider weather episode
A shortwave trough brought a few severe thunderstorms to northwest Montana. One of the storms near Whitefish produced ping pong size hail, which dented 3 vehicles and broke the windshield of one vehicle.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 642623. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.