Hail in Silver Bow County, Montana

Hail July 30, 2019 · Silver Bow County, Montana

1 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A strong thunderstorm produced quarter-sized hail a few miles south of Butte, Montana during the early evening hours of July 30th.

The wider storm

Modest instability and wind shear created an ideal environment for severe convection during the afternoon and early evening across west central Montana. A group of thunderstorms initiated over the mountains of central Idaho before intensifying and dropping large hail over portions of the Bitterroot Valley and Butte.

Began near Newcomb (45.8972, -112.5470).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 833759. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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