Hail in Flathead County, Montana

Hail July 18, 2016 · Flathead County, Montana

1.5 in

Hail diameter

$16K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Lupfer (48.4601, -114.6093).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 642623. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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