126
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$150K
Property damage
Hail in Wibaux County, Montana: 126 recorded events between 1963 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,143 nationally and #25 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Wibaux County, Montana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Wibaux County is the 2000s, when 57 of the county's 126 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 Wibaux County archive, hail makes up 52.1% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,143 for this hazard and #25 within Montana, putting it in the 63.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Wibaux County with 53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2023 | PINE HILL RAWS | 3 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2023 | BEAVER HILL DOT | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2023 | WIBAUX | 1 | $0 |
| May 27, 2023 | CARLYLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | WIBAUX | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | ST PHILLIP | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | WIBAUX | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | WIBAUX | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | BEAVER HILL DOT | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2021 | ST PHILLIP | 1.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Wibaux County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
At 1829 MST in Wibaux 1.0 hail with a 60 mph wind. At 1830 MST in Wibaux 1.5 hail destroyed a garden and basement screen door; 1.5 hail also was reported by an Emergency Manager along with a 30 to 40 mph wind and 0.55 inches of rainfall in a short period of time. At 1832 MST 2 miles northeast of Wibaux 1.75 to 2.5 hail reported between 1832 and 1839 MST – damaging all of the home's windows on the west side and vehicle windshields – wind was estimated at 60 to 70 mph which also broke 3 to 4 inch tree limbs. At 1835 MST 6 miles east northeast of Wibaux a 60 mph wind along with 1.0 hail fell.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Wibaux County, Montana?
126 hail events are recorded in Wibaux County between 1963 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Wibaux County?
The strongest hail on record in Wibaux County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Wibaux 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 Wibaux County, Montana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/montana/wibaux-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.