Hail Map for Bigfork, MT

Hail and Wind Damage Spotted near Bigfork, MT

Date / Time	Report Details
7/9/2022 5:39 PM MDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northern lake and central flathead counties will expire at 545 pm mdt, the storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 pm mdt for northwestern montana.
7/9/2022 5:39 PM MDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northern lake and central flathead counties will expire at 545 pm mdt, the storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 pm mdt for northwestern montana.
7/9/2022 5:30 PM MDT	Ping Pong Ball sized hail reported 3.3 miles ENE of Bigfork, MT, photo retrieved via social media. time estimated via radar.
7/9/2022 5:30 PM MDT	At 530 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near woods bay, or 18 miles southeast of evergreen, moving northeast at 30 mph (trained weather spotters). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, bigfork. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 50 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
7/9/2022 5:30 PM MDT	At 530 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near woods bay, or 18 miles southeast of evergreen, moving northeast at 30 mph (trained weather spotters). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, bigfork. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 50 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
7/9/2022 5:26 PM MDT	Quarter sized hail reported 3.1 miles NE of Bigfork, MT
7/9/2022 5:24 PM MDT	Ping Pong Ball sized hail reported 3.1 miles NE of Bigfork, MT
7/9/2022 5:21 PM MDT	At 521 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over woods bay, or 18 miles southeast of kalispell, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, woods bay, bigfork, somers and lakeside. thunderstorm damage threat, considerable hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 2. 00 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
7/9/2022 5:20 PM MDT	At 520 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over woods bay, or 19 miles southeast of kalispell, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, woods bay, bigfork, somers and lakeside. thunderstorm damage threat, considerable hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 2. 00 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
7/9/2022 5:14 PM MDT	At 513 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near woods bay, or 18 miles north of polson, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, woods bay, bigfork, somers and lakeside. thunderstorm damage threat, considerable hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
7/9/2022 5:14 PM MDT	At 514 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near woods bay, or 19 miles north of polson, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, woods bay, bigfork, somers and lakeside. thunderstorm damage threat, considerable hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
7/9/2022 5:05 PM MDT	At 505 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of woods bay, or 15 miles north of polson, moving northeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
7/9/2022 5:01 PM MDT	At 501 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of big arm, or 14 miles north of polson, moving northeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
7/9/2022 4:34 PM MDT	At 434 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near kings point, or 8 miles north of polson, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
7/7/2022 8:21 PM MDT	At 821 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near bigfork, or 8 miles southeast of evergreen, moving northeast at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, creston. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 50 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
7/7/2022 8:18 PM MDT	Quarter sized hail reported 5.2 miles SE of Bigfork, MT
7/7/2022 8:09 PM MDT	At 809 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near bigfork, or 9 miles southeast of kalispell, moving northeast at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, bigfork, creston, somers and lakeside. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 25 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
7/7/2022 8:02 PM MDT	At 802 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near bigfork, or 11 miles southeast of kalispell, moving northeast at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, bigfork, creston, somers and lakeside. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 50 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
7/7/2022 7:55 PM MDT	At 755 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of bigfork, or 12 miles south of kalispell, moving northeast at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
6/24/2020 8:15 PM MDT	Quarter sized hail reported 2.8 miles NNE of Bigfork, MT
6/24/2020 4:29 PM MDT	At 428 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of whitefish to 7 miles southeast of kalispell, moving northeast at 30 mph (public). Hazards include golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include, kalispell, evergreen, whitefish, columbia falls, bigfork, kila, somers, creston, la salle and lakeside.
6/24/2020 4:12 PM MDT	At 411 pm mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 17 miles southwest of whitefish to 7 miles south of kalispell, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
5/31/2020 8:42 AM MDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for north central lake and west central flathead counties will expire at 845 am mdt, the storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
5/31/2020 8:25 AM MDT	At 822 am mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 26 miles west of whitefish to 6 miles north of swan lake, moving northeast at 55 mph (widespread reports of tree damage and poweroutages have been recieved). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of north central lake and west central flathead counties, including the following locations, blacktail, stryker, olney, pinnacle, radnor, martin city, coram, creston, lupfer and essex.
5/31/2020 8:14 AM MDT	At 813 am mdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 25 miles east of libby to near swan lake, moving northeast at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
8/11/2019 3:39 PM MDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern lake and southwestern flathead counties will expire at 345 pm mdt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds and lightning are still possible with this thunderstorm.
8/11/2019 3:09 PM MDT	At 309 pm mdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near big arm, or 14 miles northwest of polson, moving east at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
4/7/2017 12:45 PM MDT	Emergency manager reports trees down everywher in lake county MT, 13.9 miles NW of Bigfork, MT
5/13/2013 7:30 PM MDT	Very large uprooted tree in flathead county MT, 8.2 miles SE of Bigfork, MT
6/26/2012 6:15 AM MDT	Quarter sized hail reported 4.1 miles SE of Bigfork, MT, hail was one to two inches deep and the largest stones were one inch in diameter
1/1/0001 12:00 AM	Downed power lines in flathead county MT, 5.7 miles E of Bigfork, MT
1/1/0001 12:00 AM	Hen Egg sized hail reported 16.9 miles N of Bigfork, MT, 2 inch diameter hail fell for a duration of three minutes at yellow bay
1/1/0001 12:00 AM	Ping Pong Ball sized hail reported 16.9 miles N of Bigfork, MT, ping pong ball size hail measured at yellow bay.
1/1/0001 12:00 AM	Ping Pong Ball sized hail reported 16.1 miles N of Bigfork, MT, ping pong ball size hail measured at yellow bay.
1/1/0001 12:00 AM	Hen Egg sized hail reported 16.9 miles N of Bigfork, MT, 2 inch diameter hail fell for a duration of three minutes at yellow bay
1/1/0001 12:00 AM	Hen Egg sized hail reported 15.4 miles N of Bigfork, MT, 2 inch diameter hail fell for a duration of three minutes at yellow bay
1/1/0001 12:00 AM	Quarter sized hail reported 1.6 miles E of Bigfork, MT, also reported dents in hood of truck 5 miles north of bigfork.