Carbon County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 15, 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 in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Carbon County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Carbon County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Carbon County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Storm log — the official record, day by day
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.
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
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.”
- Wind 63 mph 13 SW Washoe SPC verified report
- Wind 55 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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...”
- Wind 55 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 26, 2026
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...”
- Wind 50 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 25, 2026
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.”
- Wind 55 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 24, 2026
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...”
- Wind 55 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
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.”
- Hail 0.25" Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 17, 2026
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...”
- Hail 0.25" Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
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...”
- Hail 0.25" Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
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...”
- Wind 55 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
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...”
- Hail 0.25" Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 27, 2026
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.”
- Hail 0.88" Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 1" 1 N Bridger SPC verified report
- Hail 0.5" Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 25, 2026
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...”
- Hail 1" 7 WSW Red Lodge SPC verified report
- Hail 0.25" Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
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.”
- Wind 55 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 7, 2026
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.”
- Wind 55 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 30, 2026
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.”
- Hail 0.25" Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 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.”
- Wind 60 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 70 mph
- Wind 70 mph 22 SW Fort Smith SPC verified report
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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.”
- Hail 0.5" Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 17, 2026
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.”
- Wind 50 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 2, 2026
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”
- Hail 0.75" Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
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.”
- Wind 75 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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.”
- Wind 70 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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.”
- Wind 70 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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.”
- Wind 65 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, February 16, 2026
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.”
- Wind 60 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, January 15, 2026
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.”
- Wind 60 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
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...”
- Wind 55 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
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.”
- Wind 75 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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.”
- Wind 70 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Carbon County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Carbon County, MT?
The most recent recorded event was in September 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.
Did it hail in Carbon County recently?
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.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Carbon County?
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.