Montana Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Montana has logged 34,011 severe-weather events — about 1,097 a year — with 89 direct deaths, 245 injuries and $328.0M in reported property damage.
By event type
High Wind7,6704 d$10.0M
Hail7,310—$95.6M
Thunderstorm Wind5,7178 d$34.5M
Winter Storm3,6267 d$21.0M
Heavy Snow3,2682 d$2.9M
Winter Weather84613 d$545K
Drought788——
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill7041 d—
Flood6958 d$72.8M
Blizzard6423 d$3.4M
Flash Flood4731 d$18.7M
Heavy Rain467—$49K
Cold/Wind Chill3494 d$2K
Dense Fog291——
Wildfire2691 d$26.1M
Funnel Cloud207——
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (81)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.