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Hail dates in Hill County, Montana
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Hill County on 13 days since 2016 (24 separate reports, 22 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 3.00" (tea cup) on July 13, 2024; the most recent hail was August 20, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Hill County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-20 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Social media picture of hail approximated to be 1.25 inches or a bit larger 1 mile south of Havre. Time estimated using radar. |
| 2024-07-13 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 6 | Public report from social media. Location was estimated based on the report time given by the public and radar data. |
| 2022-07-09 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Spotter also reported .56 inches of rain in 5 to 10 minutes. |
| 2022-07-06 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 5 | Trained spotter reported hail up to tennis ball sized (2.5 inches) 8 miles W of Havre. Time estimated by radar. |
| 2020-08-26 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Sustained winds of 40 to 55 mph, with pea to penny size hail. |
| 2020-07-07 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Member of public reported golf ball size (1.75 inch diameter) hail. |
| 2020-06-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Heavy rain and hail of at least one inch in diameter. |
| 2020-06-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Half to one inch diameter hail reported. Minor street flooding and 53 mph wind gust also observed. |
| 2019-07-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail and minor flooding along highway 2 near mile marker 2. |
| 2018-05-16 | 1.10" (quarter) | 2 | Spotter measured 1.1-inch diameter hail and estimated their location to be six-miles east of Havre. |
| 2017-06-13 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Trained spotter reported ping pong ball-size hail and funnel cloud. |
| 2016-06-30 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A thunderstorm dropped 1.75 inch hail at Kremlin. Extensive crop damage was reported. |
| 2016-06-09 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | A thunderstorm dropped 1.25 inch diameter hail at Box Elder. Also, 1 inch diameter hail was reported at Havre 8S. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2024 | 1 | 6 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 1.10" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Damaging wind in Hill County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 89 reports since 2016, strongest 92 mph. 1 tornado recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-14 | 92 mph | 1 | — |
| 2022-07-08 | 90 mph | 3 | 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. |
| 2018-05-16 | 79 mph | 1 | Mesonet station 18-miles NNW of Havre recorded 79 mph peak gust from thunderstorm. |
| 2022-09-04 | 78 mph | 1 | Mesonet station MTINV Inverness reported 68 knot wind gust. |
| 2016-07-19 | 78 mph | 1 | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 78 mph at Havre 26N. Also a gust to 58 mph was reported at the Havre airport. |
| 2025-08-20 | 75 mph | 5 | Peak gust at Asos station KHVR Havre Airport. |
| 2023-08-22 | 75 mph | 2 | A 40 x 60 metal shed destroyed from collapsing thunderstorm wind gusts. Nearby observations recorded wind gusts in excess of 70 mph. |
| 2026-05-13 | 74 mph | 14 | ASOS station KHVR Havre Airport thunderstorm wind gust. Social media also relayed a report of major damage to 2 garage sheds in Havre. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Hill County?
August 20, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 3.00" (tea cup) on July 13, 2024.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
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