45
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Meagher County, Montana: 45 recorded events between 1956 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,327 nationally and #48 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Meagher County, Montana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Meagher County is the 2000s, when 24 of the county's 45 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 Meagher County archive, hail makes up 51.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,327 for this hazard and #48 within Montana, putting it in the 25.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Meagher County with 22 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
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2024 | DELPINE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | DELPINE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2020 | MARTINSDALE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2020 | RINGLING | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2019 | MARTINSDALE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2019 | WHITE SULPHUR SPGS | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2019 | WHITE SULPHUR SPGS | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2013 | WHITE SULPHUR SPGS | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2013 | RINGLING | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2009 | WHITE SULPHUR SPGS | 1.75 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A trained spotter reported hail size of 1 inch in diameter. Also, hail cracked a windshield on a side by side and stripped most of the leaves from an aspen grove. the hail started as sporadic large stones but then smaller stones fell for over 20 minutes.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Meagher County, Montana?
45 hail events are recorded in Meagher County between 1956 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Meagher County?
The strongest hail on record in Meagher County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Meagher 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 Meagher County, Montana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/montana/meagher-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.