hail

It's officially wild weather season here in Billings, and Montana.

It's kind of like an airbag you put on the outside of your vehicle when a thunderstorm is rolling in. We're... intrigued.

One social outlet even had a picture of a tornado north of Logan International airport.

If you're headed to MontanaFair or have other outdoor events planned for Sunday (8/11), keep an eye on the weather. Severe weather is possible for Billings and the surrounding area through tonight.

Afternoon storms on Thursday (6/27) will have the potential for up to baseball-sized hail and maximum winds of 80mph according to the Hazardous Weather Outlook.

Severe weather is expected to arrive in southeastern Montana tomorrow (6/6) afternoon with the potential for large hail, heavy winds and torrential rain through Friday (6/7).

Have you noticed that there is still snow in the mountains? I knew an old timer that said "If there is snow in the mountains in July, hail is on the way".  We'll see, at this point any moisture would be welcomed in eastern Montana.  Hang in there, and we will see you Monday...

Last night's storm decided not to drop hail stones on us.  Billings is the 8th worst city to live in over the last 3 years for hail based on insurance claims, 5 of the top 10 are in Texas.  At least for a while people won't need a new roof or a new skin on their car...

It seems daily during the late afternoon we are all checking the Billings weather forecast.  Doing our own storm chasing via the internet.