Montana · August 6, 2024

Montana hail map — August 6, 2024

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Montana city on August 6, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Billings.

Hail swath map for Billings, MT on August 6, 2024 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Billings on August 6, 2024 — 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
1
in Montana
Largest stone
1.00″
quarter size
Impact rating
3/10
from stone size

Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.

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Montana cities hit on August 6, 2024

Billings, MT1.00″ · quarter

What people on the ground measured in Montana on August 6, 2024

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 7 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter
    7 E Marysville, MT5:45 PM MDTLewis and Clark County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    1 WNW Huson, MT4:52 PM MDTMissoula County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter
    4 W Bozeman, MT5:14 PM MDTGallatin County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    2 SW Lockwood, MT5:15 PM MDTYellowstone County

    Via social media. Reported in Lockwood.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    Bozeman, MT5:18 PM MDTGallatin County

    Social media post included a photo of 1 inch hail measured near Cooper Park in Bozeman.

  • 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee
    Frenchtown, MT6:00 PM MDTMissoula County
  • 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee
    3 WNW Missoula, MT6:15 PM MDTMissoula County

    Plentiful 3/4 with at least 1 quarter sized.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter
    Marysville, MT6:15 PM MDTLewis and Clark County

    Heavy rain and quarter sized hail reported.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    4 ENE Absarokee, MT7:15 PM MDTStillwater County

    Report from Facebook.

  • 0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter
    2 NNE Bozeman Hot Sprin, MT5:04 PM MDTGallatin County
  • 0.75″ penny size Public
    3 E Bozeman Hot Spring, MT5:09 PM MDTGallatin County

    Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).

  • 0.75″ penny size NWS Employee
    4 ENE Florence, MT6:15 PM MDTMissoula County

    Dime sized hail 3 miles north of his position.

Showing the 12 largest of 16 hail reports filed that day.

Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.

Other states hit on August 6, 2024

Arizona2 cities · 1.50″Illinois5 cities · 1.00″New York5 cities · 1.00″Pennsylvania3 cities · 1.00″New Jersey3 cities · 1.00″Ohio1 city · 1.00″
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Montana hail on August 6, 2024

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 Montana city that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Billings. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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