Hail in Ravalli County, Montana

Hail July 30, 2019 · Ravalli County, Montana

1.5 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Ping-pong-sized hail was reported in Victor as a thunderstorm moved off the Bitterroot divide and into the valley.

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 Victor (46.4165, -114.1503).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 833760. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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