Pilot Index / Montana / May 6, 2017

Preliminary

Storms in Montana on May 6, 2017

30 published severe reports across Montana on May 6, 2017.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 11. Wind reports: 19. Tornado reports: 0.

The table and map show 30 of 30 reports.

TimeWhatSize or SpeedWhereDetails
May 6, 2017, 1:40 PM MDTHail1.00 inSULA
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 1:40 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SULA. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:699713.
May 6, 2017, 1:42 PM MDTHail1.00 in7 ENE SULA
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 1:42 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 7 ENE SULA. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:fc420ca3c0a2ba3a8f898242f512f0495e8dd90bcd8ad6fa8d9e17654b304ed4.
May 6, 2017, 1:50 PM MDTWind66 mphSULA
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 1:50 PM MDT. Wind, 66 mph, SULA. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:687395.
May 6, 2017, 1:55 PM MDTWind66 mph13 ENE SULA
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 1:55 PM MDT. Wind, 66 mph, 13 ENE SULA. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:25a9f6e2c58f9cc574a34b6044701fc97a1dbfc3d1963db63831d30ad3417898.
May 6, 2017, 2:30 PM MDTHail1.00 in8 WSW GEORGETOWN
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 2:30 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 8 WSW GEORGETOWN. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:9abedc67368bcea826de929e028df8cebe8bcbbaa0ede8117a2163c7cc9016a5.
May 6, 2017, 2:30 PM MDTHail1.00 inSOUTHERN CROSS
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 2:30 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SOUTHERN CROSS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:687398.
May 6, 2017, 2:42 PM MDTHail1.25 in1 W GEORGETOWN
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 2:42 PM MDT. Hail, 1.25 in, 1 W GEORGETOWN. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:54433b5a67607609c067f440a946dff38524f075d765d62accf493b796b7984d.
May 6, 2017, 2:42 PM MDTHail1.25 inSOUTHERN CROSS
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 2:42 PM MDT. Hail, 1.25 in, SOUTHERN CROSS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:693627.
May 6, 2017, 3:35 PM MDTHail1.00 inKOHR
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 3:35 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, KOHR. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:693629.
May 6, 2017, 3:49 PM MDTHail1.00 inGARRISON
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 3:49 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, GARRISON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:e2478625be2167ad69ae18fd96c09dc180b6920a0a9aab15e4828ed02caa61b1.
May 6, 2017, 3:50 PM MDTWind60 mphELLISTON
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 3:50 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, ELLISTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:693652.
May 6, 2017, 3:57 PM MDTHail1.00 inGARRISON
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 3:57 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, GARRISON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:693630.
May 6, 2017, 4:05 PM MDTWind69 mph11 W HELENA
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 4:05 PM MDT. Wind, 69 mph, 11 W HELENA. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:1da276d11a437f0abd84c63eb2b63ee013c59197c68df374f22de16bd38feb8c.
May 6, 2017, 4:05 PM MDTWind69 mphAUSTIN
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 4:05 PM MDT. Wind, 69 mph, AUSTIN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:685234.
May 6, 2017, 4:43 PM MDTWind58 mph8 SW WOLF CREEK
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 4:43 PM MDT. Wind, 58 mph, 8 SW WOLF CREEK. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:c64bdbd376e6ad9109cf649ab98cae80d9a44fe175ca076791600d3929d569f2.
May 6, 2017, 5:55 PM MDTWind60 mphGREAT FALLS
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 5:55 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, GREAT FALLS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:685238.
May 6, 2017, 5:58 PM MDTWind60 mph5 S GREAT FALLS
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 5:58 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, 5 S GREAT FALLS. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:a860eab76d91c34418105da93559abb17ed3d62d7ecfcabd3a56b2b15a790b2b.
May 6, 2017, 5:58 PM MDTWind60 mph(GTF)GREAT FALLS ARPT
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 5:58 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, (GTF)GREAT FALLS ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:685227.
May 6, 2017, 6:00 PM MDTHail1.00 inEDEN
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 6:00 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, EDEN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:685248.
May 6, 2017, 6:01 PM MDTWind60 mph(GTF)GREAT FALLS ARPT
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 6:01 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, (GTF)GREAT FALLS ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:685232.
May 6, 2017, 6:07 PM MDTWind63 mphBLACK EAGLE
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 6:07 PM MDT. Wind, 63 mph, BLACK EAGLE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:d019be4129424b255d0f0ca971de4d1d45a809597e394f6d15d4d4cca5e3c59c.
May 6, 2017, 6:07 PM MDTWind63 mphBLACK EAGLE
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 6:07 PM MDT. Wind, 63 mph, BLACK EAGLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:685245.
May 6, 2017, 6:11 PM MDTWind64 mphMALMSTROM AFB
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 6:11 PM MDT. Wind, 64 mph, MALMSTROM AFB. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:3ddd006efba1177dc17e4dbc721cf483bd7c21831c11e0d445926bfd5e37e50c.
May 6, 2017, 6:11 PM MDTWind64 mph(GFA)MALMSTROM AFB
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 6:11 PM MDT. Wind, 64 mph, (GFA)MALMSTROM AFB. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:685242.
May 6, 2017, 6:17 PM MDTWind60 mph6 E POWER
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 6:17 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, 6 E POWER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:d913fb96fd62ade478296da98d64ad29889cbf39c78a14558470090e982a15b4.
May 6, 2017, 6:17 PM MDTWind60 mphMONTAGUE
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 6:17 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, MONTAGUE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:685254.
May 6, 2017, 6:18 PM MDTHail1.00 inGREAT FALLS
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 6:18 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, GREAT FALLS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:685246.
May 6, 2017, 10:32 PM MDTWind65 mph1 ESE ZORTMAN
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 10:32 PM MDT. Wind, 65 mph, 1 ESE ZORTMAN. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:6eb309be1b36cfa309f14f31b777624f1db3f1af01393860a96709228667e6b7.
May 6, 2017, 10:32 PM MDTWind58 mph15 S ZORTMAN
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 10:32 PM MDT. Wind, 58 mph, 15 S ZORTMAN. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:72fa84e6c1c6520f0600965af2e0f763e23c231463183b73f2cd909856c67478.
May 6, 2017, 10:32 PM MDTWind64 mphZORTMAN
Record
  • May 6, 2017, 10:32 PM MDT. Wind, 64 mph, ZORTMAN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:691693.
How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

This free page covers the state. It does not check a street address.

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