Hail — Powell, Montana
2016-07-17 · near Avon, Powell, Montana
$500
Property damage
1
Magnitude
Event narrative
A member of the public reported one inch hail, which caused small damages to vehicles.
Wider weather episode
A shortwave trough with ample shear and average CAPE produced scattered thunderstorms across west central Montana. Numerous hail reports were reported from the Bitterroot valley with the largest hail report estimated at quarter size. The storms continued to produce quarter size hail as it move off to the northeast. Some small damages to vehicles were reported from the hail storms.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 646310. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.