Daniels storm history

A majority of the zone saw D2 drought conditions to begin the month, prior to improving to D1 drought by the end of the month.

Ping pong ball size hail was reported with a photo via social media.

D2 drought conditions expanded eastward to include most of the county by the end of the month.

The drought worsened to D2 over a small corner of southwest Daniels county.

The USGS river gauge on the Poplar River at the International Border reported minor flooding.

Mesonet observations reported wind chills as cold as -40F (1N Navajo).

Department of Highways and mesonet observations reported wind chills as cold as -44F (6N Scobey and 1N Navajo).

Mesonet observations reported wind chills as cold as -49F (2NE Peerless and 6N Scobey).

Wind chills dropped to -43F at 6N of Scobey.

Snowfall totals of 5 to 6 inches fell across Daniels county.

Observation 1N of Navajo (MTRED) reported a wind chill of -48F.

A period of blowing snow resulted in visibility reductions in places. A few auto accidents occurred, with six cars noted as going into ditches.

Mesonet observation north of Scobey reported winds and temperature which generated extreme cold wind chills of -40 degree and colder between 630 am and 830 am on Jan 19th and again between 730 and 830am on Jan 20th.

Severe driving conditions were noted on the Montana 511 website in northern and eastern Daniels county.

D2 drought conditions improved to D1 drought by the end of the month.

On the third week of October, D2-Severe drought expanded across all of Daniels County. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

For multiple sites across Daniels County, wind speeds of at least 40 mph were common from the morning to the mid afternoon. A peak wind gust of 65 mph was recorded at the Scobey NW mesonet site at 12:40 PM and at the Navajo MT-5 DOT site (MTRED) at 1:45 PM.

The public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of half dollars.

To start September, D-2 Severe drought conditions remained over the eastern three quarters of Daniels County. On the last week of September, all of the county improved to D-1 Moderate drought.

Public reported hail up to the size of quarters.

A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters.

Public reported hail up to the size of ping pong balls.

A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of golf balls.

Public reported hail up to the size of tennis balls. Car body and windshield damage was also reported.

On the second week of August, D-2 Severe drought conditions developed over the eastern three quarters of Daniels County. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

At the Navajo MT-5 DOT site (MTRED), temperatures in the teens to 30s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of 40 degrees below zero or colder from the night of the 11th into the morning of the 16th. The peak wind chill of 71 degrees below zero w…

The public reported that their neighbors horse trailer had been blown over.

The public reported hail up to the size of golf balls.

The public reported hail up to the size of quarters.

A trained spotter reported a direct lightning strike on a new series model tractor. The lightning strike fried the electronics and smoke was seen rising from the tractor cab.

A trained spotter reported 2.85 inches of rain falling during a 2 hour period.

A trained spotter reported 2.3 inches of rainfall in a short period of time. Numerous fields were reported as flooding.

Law enforcement and the public reported a landspout tornado near 8 SW West Fork. The tornado lasted about 10 minutes, with no visible damage to properties or fields. With no visible indicators, the length of path and path width were estimated.

Across Daniels County, measured snowfall amounts ranged from 6.0 to 8.0 inches. The greatest amount of 8.0 inches was measured by a trained spotter at 1 E Peerless. Times are estimated.

Public reported 9.0 inches of snow at 6 N Richland. Times are estimated.

To start April, ongoing drought conditions in the northern and northeastern quarter of Daniels County were in (D0-Abnormally Dry) conditions, the middle third and southwestern portions of the county was in (D1-Moderate) drought, with about 20 percent of the county in the southcen…

Public reported 7.0 inches of snow in Scobey.

To start March, ongoing drought conditions in the southwestern three quarters of Daniels County was in (D2-Severe) conditions while the northern and eastern borders of the county were in (D1-Moderate) drought. On the third week of March, the northern and northeastern third of Dan…

To start February, ongoing drought conditions in the southwestern three quarters of Daniels County were in (D3-Extreme) drought while the northern and eastern borders of the county were in (D2-Severe) drought. On the second week of February the southwestern three quarters of Dani…

A peak wind gust of 64 mph was measured at the Scobey N MDA mesonet site (MTM78). A wind gust of 60 mph was also measured at the Navajo MT-5 DOT site (MTRED).

To start January, ongoing drought conditions in the southwestern three quarters of Daniels County were in (D3-Extreme) drought while the northern and eastern borders of the county were in (D2-Severe) drought. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

A trained spotter reported blowing snow reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less. Times are estimated.

For multiple sites across Daniels County, temperatures in the teens and 20s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of -40 or worse from the early morning of the 21st into the morning of the 23rd. The peak wind chill of -59 was recorded at 6:07 PM …

To start December, ongoing drought conditions in the southwestern three quarters of Daniels County were in (D3-Extreme) drought while the northern and eastern borders of the county were in (D2-Severe) drought. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

Intermittent wind speeds of at least 40 mph were common in Daniels County from mid afternoon to the early night time hours. The peak wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at 2:02 PM and 2:07 PM at the Navajo MT-5 DOT site (MTRED).

To start November, ongoing drought conditions in the southwestern three quarters of Daniels County were in (D3-Extreme) drought while the northern and eastern borders of the county were in (D2-Severe) drought. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

Intermittent wind speeds of at least 40 mph were common in Daniels County from mid morning to mid afternoon. The peak wind gust of 57 mph was recorded at 10:32 AM at the Navajo MT-5 DOT site (MTRED).

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in the southwestern three quarters of Daniels County were in (D3-Extreme) drought while the northern and eastern borders of the county were in (D2-Severe) drought. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

To start September, drought conditions in the western half of Daniels County worsened to (D2-Severe) drought conditions while the eastern half was in (D1-Moderate) drought. On the second week of September all but the northeast corner of Daniels County worsened to (D2-Severe) drou…

A trained spotter reported at least 15 power line poles had snapped and fallen over.