291
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$183K
Property damage
Hail in Garfield County, Montana: 291 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #335 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Garfield County, Montana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Garfield County is the 2000s, when 143 of the county's 291 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 Garfield County archive, hail makes up 47.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #335 for this hazard and #5 within Montana, putting it in the 89.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Garfield County with 138 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2007 | MOSBY | 1.75 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2025 | HAXBY POINT | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | BRUSETT | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | BRUSETT | 2 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | SAND SPGS | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | SAND SPGS | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | BENZIEN | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | SAND SPGS | 1 | $0 |
| May 25, 2023 | SAND SPGS | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2022 | MOSBY | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | HAXBY POINT | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Public reported golf ball-sized hail causing damage to a window on a house. Hail also destroyed a garden. Hail created a swath of total crop damage measuring one-half to one mile wide and at least three miles long. Information was relayed from Garfield County extension agent and then from property owners. Hail duration of 5 minutes.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Garfield County, Montana?
291 hail events are recorded in Garfield County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Garfield County?
The strongest hail on record in Garfield County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Garfield 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Garfield County, Montana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/montana/garfield-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.