Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Musselshell County, Montana recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 39 hail reports with hail up to 1.75", among 80 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 41 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.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Musselshell County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
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 →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 — hail up to 0.5"
“At 131 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 23 miles northwest of Billings, moving east at 40 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... Broadview and Comanche.”
7 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 633 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 21 miles north of Deadmans Basin Reservoir, or 25 miles northeast of Harlowton, 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...”
“At 747 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from 9 miles north of Ryegate to 19 miles north of Laurel moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 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...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", 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 243 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 26 miles north of Ryegate to 19 miles northwest 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...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 436 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a gust front produced by a thunderstorm extending from 14 miles west of Roundup to 16 miles southwest of Ryegate, or extending from 14 miles west of Roundup to 32 miles northeast of Big Timber, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 819 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from 16 miles north of Shepherd to 7 miles southeast of Pryor, or extending from 21 miles south of Roundup to 32 miles south of Billings, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1048 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 18 miles east of Ryegate, or 18 miles southwest of Roundup, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 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... Roundup, Lavina and Klein.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 805 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 18 miles southwest of Melstone to 10 miles south of Custer, moving northeast at 25 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...”
“At 658 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 21 miles north of Billings Heights to 23 miles south of Ballantine, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. to 50 mph range. 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 0.5"
“At 756 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms 17 miles northwest of Roundup, moving southeast at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...”
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.75", wind gusts up to 66 mph
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1123 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 39 miles north of Hysham to 24 miles north of Busby, or extending from 39 miles north of Hysham to 24 miles west of Colstrip, moving east at 20 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 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 62 mph
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 626 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a shower 17 miles northeast of Ryegate, or 20 miles west of Roundup, 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... Ryegate, Lavina and Franklin.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 812 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from 14 miles east of Forsyth to 13 miles northwest of Custer, or extending from 14 miles east of Forsyth to 25 miles west of Hysham, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. The strongest storm is currently located west of Vananda as of 812 PM MDT.”
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.5"
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 547 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 18 miles north of Shepherd, or 21 miles southeast of Roundup, moving northeast at 35 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. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 342 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles northwest of Melstone, or 25 miles northeast of Roundup, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail, along with brief heavy rain. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 621 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from or extending from 20 miles north of Roundup to 16 miles west of Hardin, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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...”
“At 608 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from 29 miles northwest of Roundup to 17 miles north of Roundup, 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...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 244 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Shepherd, moving east 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... Shepherd, Huntley, Worden and Ballantine.”
“At 200 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 22 miles northwest of Billings, 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... Broadview, Comanche and Acton.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1225 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles southwest of Melstone, or 21 miles east of Roundup, moving east at 20 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... Melstone and Musselshell.”
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.”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", 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.”
“At 452 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 18 miles southwest of Melstone, or 18 miles east of Roundup, moving northeast at 40 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... Melstone and Musselshell.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...West winds gusting 50 to 60 mph. WHERE...Golden Valley, Musselshell, Northern Stillwater, and Southwestern Yellowstone. WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT this evening. IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult for high profile vehicles. Dry conditions with strong winds could cause rapid fire spread. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind gusts will slowly decrease through the afternoon.”
“WHAT...West winds gusting 45 to 60 mph. Strongest winds through early afternoon. WHERE...Golden Valley, Musselshell, Northern Stillwater, and Southwestern Yellowstone. WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT this evening. IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down some trees and power lines. Local power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult for high profile vehicles.”
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“At 955 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong outflow winds extending from 14 miles west of Roundup to 13 miles northwest of Laurel, or extending from 14 miles west of Roundup to 15 miles northeast of Columbus, moving southeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 801 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a gust front extending from 15 miles north of Shepherd to 14 miles south of Ballantine, moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Brief reduction in visibility is possible from blowing dust and dirt. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 58 mph
“At 115 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers extending from 25 miles north of Hysham to 9 miles northeast of Fromberg, moving southeast at 25 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...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 320 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from 17 miles northwest of Custer to 14 miles south of Hysham, or extending from 24 miles west of Hysham to 14 miles south of Hysham, moving northeast 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.”
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 — 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, south central, and southeast Montana. WHEN...Until 5 PM 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 in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 80 severe weather events in Musselshell County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 39 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.75" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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