Hail Map in Montana on May 20, 2020

The weather event in Montana on May 20, 2020 includes Wind and Hail maps. 13 states and 267 cities were impacted and suffered possible damage. The total estimated number of properties impacted is 1,129.

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Wind

Hail

1,129

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.00" hail or larger

355

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.75" hail or larger

291

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 2.50" hail or larger

Storm reports in Montana

Montana

Date	Description
05/20/20206:58 PM CDT	A local report indicates 2.00 inch wind near 11 E MILES CITY
05/20/20206:58 PM CDT	Cracked windshield
05/20/20206:45 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near 8 SSE MILES CITY
05/20/20206:25 PM CDT	A local report indicates 2.00 inch wind near 13 NW GARLAND
05/20/20205:34 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.25 inch wind near 6 N VOLBORG
05/20/202010:04 AM CDT	Fifth-wheel flipped and destroyed.
05/20/20207:55 AM CDT	At 1254 AM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles south of Ryegate, or 36 miles north of Columbus, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Ryegate and Lavina.
05/20/20204:35 AM CDT	At 935 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bredette, or 23 miles south of Scobey, moving north at 80 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Plentywood, Scobey, Culbertson, Medicine Lake, Froid, Flaxville, Archer, Port Of Whitetail, Port Of Raymond, Madoc, Bredette, Port Of Scobey, Redstone, Whitetail, Outlook, Reserve, Raymond, Homestead, Dooley and Daleview.
05/20/20204:33 AM CDT	At 932 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 18 miles southwest of Glasgow to 11 miles north of Tampico to 14 miles northeast of St. Marie to 14 miles northeast of Lustre, moving north at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Opheim, Richland, Saco, Tampico, Hinsdale, Lustre, St. Marie, Port Of Opheim, Peerless, Vandalia, Sleeping Buffalo, Four Buttes, West Fork, The Bentonite Plant, Volt, Frenchman Reservoir, Thoeny, Baylor, Glentana and Larslan.
05/20/20203:44 AM CDT	At 844 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Hell Creek Rec Area to 6 miles south of The Pines Rec Area to 8 miles east of Rock Creek Rec Area to near Vida, moving northwest at 60 mph. These are very dangerous storms. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. Locations impacted include... Glasgow, Wolf Point, Malta, Nashua, Fort Peck, Saco, Duck Creek Rec Area, Hell Creek Rec Area, St. Marie, The Pines Rec Area, Tampico, Hinsdale, Fort Peck Marina, Frazer, Vida, Rock Creek Rec Area, Vandalia, Park Grove, The Bentonite Plant and Bowdoin.
05/20/20203:36 AM CDT	At 835 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles northeast of Circle to near Savage, moving north at 65 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Sidney, Poplar, Culbertson, Fairview, Brockton, Bainville, Richey, Bloomfield, Savage, Lambert, Intake, Snowden, Fort Kipp, Enid, Nohly, Wooley, Crane, Sprole, Mccabe and Midway.
05/20/20203:18 AM CDT	At 817 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 14 miles northwest of Sand Springs to 13 miles south of Jordan to 11 miles southwest of Brockway to 7 miles south of Circle, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Circle, Jordan, The Pines Rec Area, Brockway, Hell Creek Rec Area, Flowing Wells Rest Area, Vida, Nelson Creek Rec Area, Rock Creek Rec Area, Brusett, Van Norman, Steve Fork, Haxby, Weldon and Watkins.
05/20/20202:35 AM CDT	At 734 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Mosby to 24 miles southwest of Cohagen, moving north at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Jordan, Sand Springs, Edwards, Mosby, Crooked Creek Rec Area, Brusett, Steve Fork and Cat Creek.
05/20/20202:28 AM CDT	At 728 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 21 miles south of Hillside to 7 miles northeast of Miles City, moving north at 60 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Circle, Terry, Flowing Wells Rest Area, Cohagen, Brockway, Hillside, Zero, Calypso, Crow Rock, Watkins, Van Norman and Mccloud.
05/20/20202:24 AM CDT	At 724 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 14 miles north of Forsyth to 22 miles northwest of Ekalaka, moving north at 60 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Weather Station. At the Miles City Airport, a 66 mph gust was reported at 720 PM. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Miles City, Baker, Plevna, Ismay, Ollie, Locate, Angela, Westmore, Matthews Recreation Area, Strawberry Hill Recreation Area, Willard, Webster, Twelve Mile Dam, Rock Springs, Mizpah and Knowlton.This replaces the warning previously in effect for this area.
05/20/20201:55 AM CDT	At 655 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 17 miles west of Terry, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Mccloud.
05/20/20201:54 AM CDT	At 651 PM MDT, a cluster of severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 21 miles southwest of Miles City to 8 miles south of Forsyth, moving north at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Forsyth, Rosebud, Hathaway, Rock Springs, Angela, Moon Creek Ranch and Cartersville.
05/20/20201:23 AM CDT	At 622 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles northeast of Miles City, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 600 PM, 2 inch hail was reported 13 miles east of Miles City. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Matthews Recreation Area.This replaces the warning previously in effect for this area.
05/20/202012:23 AM CDT	At 523 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles southeast of Miles City, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Miles City, Twelve Mile Dam, Matthews Recreation Area and Strawberry Hill Recreation Area.This replaces the warning previously in effect for this area.
05/19/202011:53 PM CDT	At 453 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of Weston, or 18 miles northeast of Gillette, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near... Weston around 505 PM MDT. Rockypoint around 530 PM MDT.
05/19/202011:42 PM CDT	At 441 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northwest of Volborg, or 28 miles south of Miles City, moving west at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Garland and Moon Creek Ranch. This replaces the warning previously in effect for this area.
05/19/202011:21 PM CDT	At 420 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 17 miles north of Volborg, or 24 miles southeast of Miles City, moving northwest at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Volborg, Garland and Twelve Mile Dam.
05/19/202011:01 PM CDT	Mesonet station fw2113 glentana.
05/19/202011:01 PM CDT	Mesonet station blum8 thoeny 1wsw/bluff creek. Time estimated from radar.
05/19/202010:51 PM CDT	3-sided shed destroyed. From social media. Time estimated from radar.
05/19/202010:48 PM CDT	Time estimated from radar.
05/19/202010:41 PM CDT	Farm building destroyed. From social media. Time estimated from radar.
05/19/202010:40 PM CDT	A local report indicates 62 MPH wind near 12 SSE OPHEIM
05/19/202010:38 PM CDT	Powerlines down. Sliding door ripped from a 40 by 90 shop. Several big branches down. 500 gallon propane tank knocked over. From social media. Time estimated from radar
05/19/202010:35 PM CDT	Roof blown off farm building and fence blown over south of fuhrman rd. From social media. Time estimated from radar.
05/19/202010:29 PM CDT	A local report indicates 63 MPH wind near 13 NW MCCLOUD
05/19/202010:17 PM CDT	A brief tornado with peak winds of 80 mph touched down near whately causing minor damage to two houses. A carport had its roof ripped off with most debris being lofted
05/19/202010:15 PM CDT	Several power poles down along highway 200.
05/19/202010:15 PM CDT	.
05/19/202010:14 PM CDT	Time radar estimated. Mesonet station kigm8 king coulee.
05/19/202010:11 PM CDT	Fb report with pictures of trees down.
05/19/202010:07 PM CDT	Time estimated. Mesonet station fw2498 badger creek.
05/19/202010:05 PM CDT	Nws employee estimated wind gust of at least 60 mph in the town of fort peck.
05/19/202010:05 PM CDT	Mesonet station ggwfp 2.4 e fort peck
05/19/202010:05 PM CDT	Tree down across fence and fence knocked over. From social media. Time estimated from radar.
05/19/202010:05 PM CDT	Lasted for 3 minutes.
05/19/202010:04 PM CDT	Train spotter reported large branches down by the fort peck dam and spillway.
05/19/202010:01 PM CDT	Trained spotter estimated 80 mph gust south of the dam along highway 24 south.
05/19/20209:57 PM CDT	Wind gust estimated to 60 mph. Many areas surrounding have power poles blown over.
05/19/20209:51 PM CDT	Mesonet station ssmm8 devils creek rec area 6ese.
05/19/20209:45 PM CDT	Several power poles blown down near flowing wells rest area.
05/19/20209:38 PM CDT	Wind gust of 62mph at the beaver hill station on i-94.
05/19/20209:37 PM CDT	A local report indicates 66 MPH wind near 4 WSW WELDON
05/19/20209:35 PM CDT	Barn collapsed. Estimated wind speed 85-90 mph.
05/19/20209:35 PM CDT	Farm outbuildings destroyed. Property owner measured wind speed.
05/19/20209:31 PM CDT	3 campers rolled and destroyed... Unoccupied at the time.
05/19/20209:30 PM CDT	A local report indicates 67 MPH wind near 8 SSE VAN NORMAN
05/19/20209:28 PM CDT	Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 13 e haxby. Updated to correct time. Measured on a pws and posted on fb.
05/19/20209:26 PM CDT	At 225 AM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles west of Flatwillow, or 18 miles southwest of Winnett, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Winnett, Flatwillow, Petrolia Lake and Tiegen.
05/19/20209:25 PM CDT	Asos station kjdn jordan. Time estimated.
05/19/20209:25 PM CDT	Mesonet station k4u6 1.7 e circle
05/19/20209:18 PM CDT	Grain bin blown over. From social media. Time estimated from radar.
05/19/20209:17 PM CDT	Also had 0.45 of rain. From social media.
05/19/20209:17 PM CDT	Measured on a pws and posted on fb.
05/19/20209:08 PM CDT	The damage survey indicated wind speeds of 105-110 mph based off of the damage to the home and buildings on the property and power poles that were sheered off 15 to 20
05/19/20209:08 PM CDT	Time of event estimated. Wind damage reported just west of brockway... Mt and south of us highway 200. Half of house roof blown completely off. Partial collapse of gara
05/19/20209:00 PM CDT	100 power poles down along highway 200 and 16 distribution towers. Started about 2 miles west of brockway toward circle.
05/19/20209:00 PM CDT	At 200 AM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Power to 6 miles northwest of Great Falls, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Power, Carter, Floweree, Vaughn and Portage.
05/19/20208:58 PM CDT	Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 13 nw mccloud. Corrected time and wind speed.
05/19/20208:50 PM CDT	Blew well house over.
05/19/20208:49 PM CDT	.
05/19/20208:38 PM CDT	A local report indicates 75 MPH wind near 2 NW ROCK SPRINGS
05/19/20208:26 PM CDT	Semi tipped over on i-94 and 1 foot or more diameter trees down.
05/19/20208:19 PM CDT	A local report indicates 66 MPH wind near 3 WNW MILES CITY
05/19/20208:18 PM CDT	A local report indicates 58 MPH wind near 17 S FORT SMITH
05/19/20208:18 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near 10 WNW MCCLOUD
05/19/20208:16 PM CDT	A local report indicates 62 MPH wind near 3 WNW MILES CITY
05/19/20208:10 PM CDT	A local report indicates 58 MPH wind near 9 NE INGOMAR
05/19/20208:00 PM CDT	Mix of dead and live tree branches down. Branches not very thick.
05/19/20207:30 PM CDT	Cracked vehicle windshield and damaged car mirror.
05/19/20207:20 PM CDT	Rotating wall cloud with the storm. Storm chaser vehicle was destroyed on i-94.
05/19/20207:19 PM CDT	A local report indicates 59 MPH wind near 12 S RIDGEWAY
05/19/20207:19 PM CDT	A local report indicates 58 MPH wind near 1 WNW INGOMAR
05/19/20207:10 PM CDT	A local report indicates 72 MPH wind near 8 ENE LAME DEER
05/19/20207:09 PM CDT	A local report indicates 2.50 inch wind near 10 NE MILES CITY
05/19/20207:07 PM CDT	A local report indicates 59 MPH wind near 8 E LAME DEER
05/19/20207:05 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.50 inch wind near 4 E MILES CITY
05/19/20207:00 PM CDT	6 inch tree limbs downed damage to out buildings.

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Cities Impacted by Hail Map on May 20, 2020

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