Crowheart, WY Hail Storm – July 2025

What Happened

A severe hail storm moved through Crowheart, WY on July 15, 2025, with verified hail up to 1.75 inches and a mix of dual-polarization radar and spotter-confirmed alerts through late afternoon and early evening.

The first hail alert came at 3:34 PM MDT with 1-inch hail indicated by dual-polarization radar. Another 1-inch alert followed at 3:57 PM MDT. By 4:35 PM MDT, the storm had a spotter-verified hail signal at 1 inch. Radar guidance then increased to 1.75 inches at 4:42 PM MDT, the largest hail size tied to the storm.

The stronger hail signal held into the evening. A spotter-verified alert at 5:24 PM MDT again carried 1.75-inch hail, followed by a 1.25-inch verified alert at 5:51 PM MDT. Radar-based 1-inch alerts continued at 6:08 PM MDT, 6:16 PM MDT, 6:35 PM MDT, 6:46 PM MDT, and 6:57 PM MDT.

Field reports matched the radar trend. Two separate ground reports at 5:56 PM MDT each noted 0.75-inch hail, with the report time estimated by radar. The reports place sub-inch hail in the storm’s later phase while the warning sequence still carried stronger hail potential.

Damage Assessment

The field reports point to a mixed hail footprint across the Crowheart area. Spotter-verified 0.75-inch hail was reported twice at 5:56 PM MDT, while radar and spotter data earlier in the storm reached 1.75 inches. That spread suggests the storm produced different hail sizes as it moved through the warning area.

No storm report in the supplied data describes structural damage, but the repeated hail alerts and the verified reports confirm surface impact in the area. The combination of 1-inch radar returns, two 1.75-inch alerts, and the later 0.75-inch ground reports shows an event with changing hail intensity over a multi-hour period.

For contractors, the key point is not just the peak size. The timing matters. The verified reports landed at 5:56 PM MDT, after the storm had already produced the larger 1.75-inch alerts. Roof, gutter, siding, and soft-metal checks should focus on the late-afternoon to early-evening path through Crowheart, with attention to any properties that sat inside the stronger warning sequence.

What Contractors Should Know

Crowheart sits in a rural field-check environment where hail claims may come in with limited immediate photo evidence. That usually means the first useful work is physical inspection, not assumption. Check downspouts, window wrap, ridge caps, vents, and exposed trim first. On metal roofs, look for consistent strike marks and edge bruising. On asphalt shingles, separate functional loss from cosmetic scuffing.

The alert sequence ran from 3:34 PM MDT through 6:57 PM MDT, with verified hail in the middle of that window and again near 5:56 PM MDT. That gives contractors a clear inspection window for canvass planning. Start with properties that had direct exposure during the stronger 4:42 PM MDT and 5:24 PM MDT alerts, then move outward to addresses reached during the later 1-inch radar sequence.