Montana · July 28, 2025

Montana hail map — July 28, 2025

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Montana city on July 28, 2025. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Billings.

Hail swath map for Billings, MT on July 28, 2025 showing 1.50 inch hail.
Swath over Billings on July 28, 2025 — 1.50″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
1
in Montana
Largest stone
1.50″
half dollar size
Impact rating
5/10
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 July 28, 2025

Billings, MT1.50″ · half dollar

What people on the ground measured in Montana on July 28, 2025

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 6 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.

  • 2.50″ hen egg size Trained Spotter
    6 WSW Forestgrove, MT5:25 PM MDTFergus County

    Spotter reported hail between 2 to 2.5 inches in diameter. The spotter also noted the hail punched a hole into their deck.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Public
    Joliet, MT10:35 PM MDTCarbon County

    Image on Facebook shows hailstone sightly smaller than a tennis ball.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter
    5 WNW Roundup, MT7:17 PM MDTMusselshell County

    Trees stripped badly.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Cocorahs
    4 S Billings, MT10:30 PM MDTYellowstone County

    Shredded leaves, car dents, damaged shingles.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter
    6 SSW Acton, MT9:17 PM MDTYellowstone County
  • 1.50″ half dollar size NWS Employee
    4 NE Billings, MT10:01 PM MDTYellowstone County
  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    6 ENE Laurel, MT10:30 PM MDTYellowstone County
  • 1.25″ half dollar size Public
    4 NW Winston, MT3:11 PM MDTBroadwater County

    Social media report estimating max hail size of 1.25 inches. Time estimated.

  • 1.25″ half dollar size Cocorahs
    3 NNE Roundup, MT7:22 PM MDTMusselshell County

    Hail went thru patio roof. Drifts of hail. Flooding into basement.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter
    2 NNW Ismay, MT9:00 AM MDTCuster County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter
    1 SE Montana City, MT2:36 PM MDTJefferson County

    Trained spotter reports hail slightly larger than quarter sized.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    9 WNW Monarch, MT4:20 PM MDTCascade County

    Corrects previous hail report from 9 WNW Monarch. Facebook report of 1 inch hail in Tiger Butte.

Showing the 12 largest of 22 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 July 28, 2025

Illinois19 cities · 1.00″Iowa1 city · 1.00″North Dakota1 city · 1.00″Minnesota1 city · 1.00″Michigan1 city · 1.00″
The full US hail map for July 28, 2025 →

Other Montana hail days

May 28, 20261 city · 1.00″January 23, 20261 city · 1.50″January 13, 20261 city · 1.00″December 6, 20251 city · 1.00″July 31, 20253 cities · 1.00″June 21, 20251 city · 1.50″June 15, 20251 city · 1.00″June 3, 20251 city · 1.00″March 24, 20251 city · 1.00″September 4, 20241 city · 1.00″August 6, 20241 city · 1.00″July 2, 20241 city · 1.50″
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Montana hail on July 28, 2025

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 Montana city that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Billings. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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