Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Hail in Liberty County, Montana

52

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$56K

Property damage

Hail in Liberty County, Montana: 52 recorded events between 1956 and 2022. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #2,195 nationally and #46 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Hail in Liberty County, Montana: events per decade

Hail in Liberty County, Montana: recorded events per decade
Hail in Liberty County, Montana: recorded events per decade

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Liberty County is the 2000s, when 17 of the county's 52 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Liberty County archive, hail makes up 36.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,195 for this hazard and #46 within Montana, putting it in the 29.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

0Jan
0Feb
0Mar
0Apr
5May
18Jun
16Jul
10Aug
3Sep
0Oct
0Nov
0Dec

Jun is the peak month for hail in Liberty County with 18 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Jul 9, 2022MARIAS0.75$0
Jul 9, 2022ALMA1$0
Jul 9, 2022ALMA1.5$0
Jul 7, 2022MARIAS2.5$0
Aug 1, 2020LOTHAIR1.75$0
Aug 1, 2020LOTHAIR2$0
Jun 14, 2020CHESTER LBRTY CO ARP1.5$0
May 12, 2017CHESTER LBRTY CO ARP1$0
Aug 8, 2016WHITLASH1$0
Jun 20, 2013CHESTER1$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

How many hail events are on record in Liberty County, Montana?

52 hail events are recorded in Liberty County between 1956 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Liberty County?

The strongest hail on record in Liberty County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Liberty County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.

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“Hail in Liberty County, Montana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/montana/liberty-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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