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Hail Events
25
Active Days
6
Counties Hit
13
Largest Hail
3.25" (baseball)
Scope: reported hail across Montana during the rolling 30-day source window · Retrieved Sep 15, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC
Sorted by hail size · Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center
3.25" (baseball)
14 SW Landusky, Phillips County
Sep 6, 2026 · 4:50 AM
Report from mPING: Baseball+ (3.25 in.). Time estiamted from radar. (GGW)
Extreme
3.00" (baseball)
5 N Hilger, Fergus County
Sep 6, 2026 · 3:25 AM
Confirmed with Facebook photo with quarter from the public. (TFX)
Extreme
2.75" (golf ball)
1 SW Shepherd, Yellowstone County
Sep 6, 2026 · 8:30 AM
Corrects previous hail report from 1 SW Shepherd due to incorrect time. Public reported hail estimated between golf ball and baseball sized. Time estimated by radar. (BYZ)
Severe
2.50" (golf ball)
6 N Moccasin, Judith Basin County
Sep 6, 2026 · 2:45 AM
Report from mPING: Tennis Ball (2.50 in.) Estimated. (TFX)
Severe
2.00" (golf ball)
Wagner, Phillips County
Sep 6, 2026 · 6:05 AM
Cracked windshields and broke windows on house. (GGW)
Severe
Recent Hail Reports — Montana
Showing 25 of 25 events across Montana · Updated every 6 hours
Date
Location
County
Hail Size
Notes
Sep 13, 2026
9 W Monarch
Cascade
1.00" (quarter)
Location estimated. (TFX)
Sep 13, 2026
4 N Monarch
Cascade
1.00" (quarter)
Delayed Report: A trained weather spotter reported quarter (1.00 inch) sized hail at 9 PM 9/13. (TFX)
Sep 13, 2026
3 SSE Raynesford
Judith Basin
1.00" (quarter)
Time estimated from radar. (TFX)
Sep 6, 2026
Opportunity
Deer Lodge
1.50" (ping pong ball)
Time estimated via radar. Information derived by social media report. (MSO)
Sep 6, 2026
Avon
Powell
1.75" (golf ball)
(MSO)
Sep 6, 2026
Wisdom
Beaverhead
1.00" (quarter)
Delayed report. Quarter size hail reported at 403 PM at Wisdom fire camp. (TFX)
Sep 6, 2026
1 SW Shepherd
Yellowstone
2.75" (golf ball)
Corrects previous hail report from 1 SW Shepherd due to incorrect time. Public reported hail estimated between golf ball and baseball sized. Time estimated by radar. (BYZ)
Sep 6, 2026
Wagner
Phillips
2.00" (golf ball)
Cracked windshields and broke windows on house. (GGW)
Sep 6, 2026
Wagner
Phillips
1.75" (golf ball)
1.40 West of Malta at Wagner. Fair bit of golf ball sized hail as well. Lot of crop wiped out. (GGW)
Sep 6, 2026
14 SW Landusky
Phillips
3.25" (baseball)
Report from mPING: Baseball+ (3.25 in.). Time estiamted from radar. (GGW)
Sep 6, 2026
1 N Roy
Fergus
1.00" (quarter)
DELAYED REPORT: Between 10:30 PM and 11:00 PM on September 6... a trained spotter estimated quarter sized (1.00 inch) hail. (TFX)
Sep 6, 2026
3 S Hilger
Fergus
2.00" (golf ball)
Delayed report. Estimated hail up to 2 inches in diameter. (TFX)
Sep 6, 2026
6 E Lewistown
Fergus
1.50" (ping pong ball)
Estimated from social media photo from public. (TFX)
Sep 6, 2026
5 N Hilger
Fergus
3.00" (baseball)
Confirmed with Facebook photo with quarter from the public. (TFX)
Sep 6, 2026
6 N Moccasin
Judith Basin
2.50" (golf ball)
Report from mPING: Tennis Ball (2.50 in.) Estimated. (TFX)
Sep 6, 2026
Danvers
Fergus
2.00" (golf ball)
Picture from social media. (TFX)
Sep 6, 2026
2 E Windham
Judith Basin
1.75" (golf ball)
Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.) Estimated. (TFX)
Sep 6, 2026
4 SSW Geyser
Judith Basin
1.00" (quarter)
Estimated. (TFX)
Sep 6, 2026
8 E Lewistown
Fergus
1.00" (quarter)
Public reported quarter-sized hail at Lewistown Divide. (TFX)
Sep 6, 2026
Wolf Creek
Lewis and Clark
1.00" (quarter)
Public reported quarter-sized hail in Wolf Creek. (TFX)
Sep 2, 2026
6 W Bredette
Roosevelt
1.00" (quarter)
Social media report of hail around quarter sized. Time estimated from radar. (GGW)
Aug 29, 2026
Twin Bridges
Madison
1.00" (quarter)
Hail up to quarter size falling. (TFX)
Aug 23, 2026
Kremlin
Hill
1.00" (quarter)
Picture from social media. (TFX)
Aug 23, 2026
Kremlin
Hill
1.00" (quarter)
Corrects previous hail report from Kremlin. Picture from social media. (TFX)
Aug 17, 2026
5 SW Mill Iron
Carter
1.00" (quarter)
0.20 inches of rain. (BYZ)
About These Montana Hail Reports
THOR displays the most recent reported hail events from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Reports are preliminary and may be corrected or updated by the source.
This page is a Montana statewide summary for the rolling 30-day window. Use THOR’s interactive map to research a ZIP code, address, county, or place and review the broader storm context.
Hail Activity in Montana: What Contractors Need to Know
Montana experiences frequent summer severe weather, particularly along the Rocky Mountain Front and eastern plains where colliding air masses trigger damaging hailstorms. Notable historical events include severe storms dropping golf-ball to baseball-sized hail across Yellowstone County and agricultural areas, causing extensive crop and property damage.
Top Hail Markets in Montana
Billings
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Bozeman
Great Falls
Helena
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