Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Nov 1, 2026
Has it hailed in Carbon County, Montana recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 20 hail reports with hail up to 1", among 59 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 39 high-wind reports with gusts up to 75 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was on Sep 7, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Carbon County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
Get a free report in your folder. A city is enough if you do not have a street.
Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1228 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers and thunderstorms extending from 15 miles northwest of Shepherd to near Joliet moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 432 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms producing gusty winds extending from 16 miles northwest of Billings West End to 12 miles south of Lockwood, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 522 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong outflow winds extending from near Joliet to 6 miles northwest of Red Lodge, moving southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. These winds will arrive with little to no precipitation. The strong outflow winds will be near...”
“At 510 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from 14 miles northwest of Billings West End to 6 miles southeast of Columbus, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 246 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles west of Red Lodge, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 63 mph
“At 342 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a shower 11 miles southeast of Columbus, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Laurel, Joliet, Park City, Silesia and Boyd.”
“At 431 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a shower 8 miles west of Laurel, or 15 miles east of Columbus, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Billings, Laurel, Billings West End, Billings Heights, Park City and Acton.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 901 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers and weak thunderstorms extending from 9 miles northwest of Absarokee to 12 miles northwest of Red Lodge, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 812 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Columbus, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Columbus, Laurel, Park City, Molt, Silesia and Rockvale. This does not include the City of Billings.”
“At 731 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Absarokee, or 18 miles southwest of Columbus, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 801 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from near Pryor to 7 miles southeast of Red Lodge, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 709 PM MDT, Weather stations an outflow boundary of strong winds moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Red Lodge, Bridger, Fromberg, Absarokee, Bearcreek, Fox, Roberts, Washoe, Cooney Reservoir State Park, Luther, Boyd, Roscoe, Belfry and Fishtail.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 324 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 22 miles north of Roundup to 12 miles north of Joliet, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 928 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from 13 miles north of Columbus to 7 miles southwest of Joliet, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1034 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of thunderstorms across eastern Stillwater County, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Columbus, Laurel, Park City, Molt and Silesia.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 552 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 9 miles northeast of Columbus to 17 miles south of Billings, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 831 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Laurel to 8 miles southeast of Laurel moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 832 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 9 miles east of Columbus to near Fromberg, or extending from 9 miles east of Columbus to 17 miles northeast of Red Lodge, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 744 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 25 miles north of Absarokee to 7 miles west of Absarokee, or extending from 19 miles east of Big Timber to 17 miles west of Columbus, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 658 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Joliet, or 15 miles southeast of Columbus, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1"
“At 1250 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Joliet, or 11 miles east of Columbus, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Park City.”
“At 134 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bridger, or 19 miles northeast of Red Lodge, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Bridger and Fromberg.”
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1"
“Delayed report. Several vehicles dented in campground area. (BYZ)”
“At 339 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 18 miles southwest of Absarokee, or 24 miles northwest of Red Lodge, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“West to northwest winds gusting 40 to 55 mph have been observed over foothills of south-central Montana as well as locations near Billings. Those outdoors or driving this evening should be prepared for these sudden strong wind gusts.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“West to northwest winds gusting 40 to 55 mph have been reported over the western foothills. These strong winds, not associated with thunderstorms, will spread eastward over the next few hours. They may reach as far east as Musselshell and Yellowstone county before diminishing late this evening. Those outdoors and those driving this evening should be prepared for these sudden strong wind gusts.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 213 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles south of Laurel, or 18 miles southwest of Billings, moving north at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Heavy rainfall is occuring with this storm. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“WHAT...West wind gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Northern Carbon, Red Lodge Foothills, and Southeastern Carbon. WHEN...Until 6 AM MDT Thursday. IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down some trees and power lines. Local power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult for high profile vehicles. Warm and dry conditions with strong winds could cause rapid fire spread.”
“WHAT...West wind gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Northern Carbon, Red Lodge Foothills, and Southeastern Carbon. WHEN...Until 6 AM MDT Thursday. IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down some trees and power lines. Local power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult for high profile vehicles. Warm and dry conditions with strong winds could cause rapid fire spread.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 503 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of thunderstorms extending from 13 miles south of Lockwood to over Red Lodge, or extending from 13 miles southeast of Billings to over Red Lodge, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 423 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of scattered snow showers moving southeast at 25 mph. Locations impacted include... Billings, Sheridan, Livingston, Hardin, Colstrip, Red Lodge, Columbus, Roundup, Big Timber, Harlowton, Hysham, Custer, Laurel, Ranchester, Dayton, Bridger, Joliet, Fromberg, Lodge Grass and Ryegate.”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 325 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a shower 10 miles southwest of Pryor moving north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Pryor.”
“At 352 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a thunderstorm 11 miles south of Bridger, or 16 miles east of Red Lodge, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Belfry. This includes portions of US-310”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 75 mph
“WHAT...West winds with gusts of 55 to 75 mph expected. Locally higher gusts are possible. WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southeast Montana. WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT this evening. IMPACTS...Extreme wind gusts could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...West winds with gusts of 50 to 70 mph expected. Locally higher gusts are possible. WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southeast Montana. WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT this evening. IMPACTS...Extreme wind gusts could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult for high profile vehicles. Any sparked fires in dry grasses will spread rapidly.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“WHAT...West winds with gusts of 50 to 70 mph possible. Locally higher gusts are possible. WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southeast Montana. WHEN...From 6 AM to 9 PM MDT Thursday. IMPACTS...Extreme wind gusts could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult for high profile vehicles. Any sparked fires in dry grasses will spread rapidly.”
“WHAT...West winds with gusts of 50 to 70 mph possible. Locally higher gusts are possible. WHERE...Portions of central and south central Montana. WHEN...From 6 AM to 9 PM MDT Thursday. IMPACTS...Extreme wind gusts could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult for high profile vehicles. Any sparked fires in dry grasses will spread rapidly.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“WHAT...West winds with gusts of 50 to 70 mph possible. Locally higher gusts are possible. WHERE...Portions of central and south central Montana and north central Wyoming. WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...West winds with gusts of 50 to 70 mph possible. Locally higher gusts are possible. WHERE...Portions of central and south central Montana and north central Wyoming. WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...West winds gusting 50 to 65 mph. WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southeast Montana. WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 8 PM MST this evening. IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Warm and mostly dry conditions could cause rapid fire spread in wildland grasses.”
“WHAT...West to northwest winds gusting 50 to 60 mph. WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southeast Montana. WHEN...Until 8 PM MST this evening. IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...West winds gusting 50 to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southeast Montana. WHEN...From 8 AM to 8 PM MST Tuesday. IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Secure loose outdoor objects. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will be Tuesday late morning into the afternoon.”
“WHAT...West winds with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southeast Montana. WHEN...From 8 AM to 8 PM MST Tuesday. IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will be late morning into the afternoon Tuesday.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds gusting 40 to 60 mph. WHERE...Portions of central and south central Montana. WHEN...Until noon MST Friday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines resulting in power outages. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1232 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers extending from 13 miles north of Ballantine to near Laurel, or extending from 32 miles southeast of Roundup to 16 miles southwest of Billings, moving southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 75 mph
“WHAT...West winds gusting 60 to 75 mph occurring. WHERE...Portions of central and south central Montana. WHEN...Until 2 AM MST Thursday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Secure loose outdoor items. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The highest gusts will be this afternoon and evening.”
“WHAT...West winds gusting 60 to 70 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central and south central Montana. WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 2 AM MST Thursday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Secure loose outdoor items. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest gusts will be in the afternoon and evening.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“WHAT...West winds gusting 60 to 70 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central and south central Montana. WHEN...From 8 AM Wednesday to 2 AM MST Thursday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Secure loose outdoor items. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest gusts will be in the afternoon and evening.”
“WHAT...West winds gusting 60 to 70 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central and south central Montana. WHEN...From 8 AM Wednesday to 2 AM MST Thursday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Secure loose outdoor items. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest gusts will be in the afternoon and evening.”
The most recent recorded event was on Sep 7, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 59 severe weather events in Carbon County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 20 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.
Until November 1, lock Pro at $14.50/mo for the first 12 months, then $29. Cancel drops the rate.
Lock in 50% off →Pick a US address or city. Next you choose the report type and dates.
Location looks across a window. Date plays back one storm day.
Up to 90 days, anywhere in the last year.
Building your free storm report…
Confirm you want a free account and we’ll drop the report in your folder.
But we can’t give you your free private report. Would you like to list a report instead? It will be public — not your address, only the city.
Public reports are not open right now.