Billings appeared to avoid the worst of a thunderstorm with the potential to drop ping pong ball-sized hail Monday night.Â
The National Weather Service issued a series of severe thunderstorm warnings as a storm advanced east, roughly tracking along I-90.
The warnings continued for Hardin and much of the Crow Reservation until about 9:15 p.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Billings MT, Lockwood MT, Laurel MT until 9:00 PM MDT pic.twitter.com/4Uc6P9jxe8
— NWS Billings (@NWSBillings) July 3, 2018
A different severe storm advanced toward Hysham on a similar timeline.
Billings received heavy rainfall, but social media users from the Laurel area posted pictures and videos of hail with diameters as large as a half-dollar.Â
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Hail southeast of Laurel from Monday evening's storm.
The possibility for further severe storms remained Monday night, especially across Eastern Montana. A storm watch is in effect until 1 a.m. Tuesday.Â
Sunflowers bloom at the edge of a wheat field along Shorey Road near Billings on Monday, July 2, 2018.
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