Hill storm history

Hill County Department of Emergency Services and MT Department of Emergency Services reported flooding in and around the Bears Paw Mountains. Total damage done totaled $1,205,267. The main expenses were to roads & bridges ($368,000) and to parks, recreational, or other facilities…

Mountain snowpack in the Milk River basin melted out very quickly and contributed significant flooding. Virtually the entire Milk River system flooded in a matter of days as a result, starting near the headwaters in Hill County. Big Sandy Creek near Havre crested at 12.07 feet on…

Montana mesonet station Lake Thubadeau W peak gust.

Mesonet station GW4079 Inverness 10 SE.

ASOS station KHVR Havre Airport initial severe gust.

MT mesonet southwest of Havre.

Peak gust at Asos station KHVR Havre Airport.

Social media picture of hail approximated to be 1.25 inches or a bit larger 1 mile south of Havre. Time estimated using radar.

Montana mesonet station Inverness N peak gust.

Mesonet station EW1937 Goldstone peak gust.

Montana mesonet station Kremlin NW peak gust.

Mesonet station GW6391 Gildford 10n peak gust.

Montana mesonet station Simpson peak gust.

ASOS station KHVR Havre Airport. Peak gust at the asos.

Broadcast Media reposted photos and videos of flooding in the town of Havre due to a thunderstorm producing heavy rainfall. Emergency managers reported that the flooding was confined to the town of Havre and water rose up to 3.25 on streets. No specific damages or injuries were r…

MT DOT weather station (Inverness US-2 MP 337.6) measured a 58 mph wind gust.

Mesonet station GW6392 Gildford 15n measured a 59 mph wind gust.

Mesonet station EW1931 Rudyard measured a 63 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

ASOS station KHVR Havre Airport measured a 61 mph wind gust.

ASOS station KHVR Havre Airport measured a 54 kt gust.

ASOS station KHVR Havre Airport measured a 54 kt gust.

Mesonst station GW3530 Rudyard 11 S measured a severe caliber gust.

ASOS station KHVR Haver Airport measured a severe caliber gust.

Public report from social media. Location was estimated based on the report time given by the public and radar data.

Reported via social media with images. Time estimated via radar.

Facebook report.

Public report of golf ball to baseball sized hail that lasted about ten minutes. Hail completely covered the ground.

Social media report showing golf ball to egg sized hail that lasted for about 12 minutes. 0.2 inches of rain with the storm.

Quarter to golf ball sized hail was reported by a trained spotter. Hail was reported to be completely covering the ground.

ASOS station KHVR measured a severe caliber gust.

Measured by Havre Airport ASOS station khvr.

Measured by site EW1931 Rudyard.

A 40 x 60 metal shed destroyed from collapsing thunderstorm wind gusts. Nearby observations recorded wind gusts in excess of 70 mph.

Recorded by automated system on southeast end of Fresno Reservoir.

Public submitted photos of a funnel cloud near Rocky Boy, taken from Highway 87.

Broadcast media submitted photos of tornado across rural Hill County. Two additional funnel clouds were filmed near the ongoing tornado. Due to limited access to the touchdown area, no storm survey was able to be conducted. Movement was to the west/northwest and was associated wi…

A wildfire by the name of Eagle Creek Fire started approximately 30 miles south of Havre in the Bears Paw Mountains. An estimated 7225 acres were burned and required the usage of 173 response personnel. Lions Campground and Sandy Creek Campground were both closed during the wildf…

Mesonet station MTINV Inverness reported 68 knot wind gust.

Mesonet fw1664 Hingham.

An Ambient weather station measured a 70 mph gust in northern Hill county.

Mesonet station kmthavre60.

Mesonet station MTIVN (Inverness) MT DOT measured 60 mph wind gust.

ASOS station KHVR (Havre Airport) reported a 64 mph wind gust.

Spotter also reported .56 inches of rain in 5 to 10 minutes.

ASOS station KHVR (Havre Airport) measured 77 mph wind gust.

Trained spotter reported lightning, pea sized hail, with a rain rate of 3-5 in/hr. Sustained winds of 70 mph, with a 90 mph gust.

Trained spotter reported 81 mph wind gust 1 mile ENE of Havre.

Reported mostly quarter-sized hail with some golf-ball sized. Also reported 0.80 inch precipitation over 30 minutes. Time estimated by radar.

Trained spotter submitted pictures of hail of 1.5 inches measured with ruler. Spotter also reported 45 mph wind gusts.

Trained spotter reported hail around egg size (2 inches) falling 4 miles W of Havre.