NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Conrad, MT
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Conrad, Montana since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 4 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 4
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Conrad
The highest rating among the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0, reached 4 times; the most recent, on June 21, 1993, came within 22 miles. Of the 73 Montana cities on this site, 42% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Conrad. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 19 times since 1956, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 73 Montana cities, 56% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Conrad.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Conrad
By decade
- 1990s1
- 1980s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 1993 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 29, 1986 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 2, 1981 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 2, 1981 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 4 of 4, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Conrad
The Storm Prediction Center has 19 hail reports within 10 miles of Conrad since 1956, made on 17 separate days. Of these, 17 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on July 19, 2010. The most recent report is from July 7, 2022. July has the most reports, 8.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Conrad
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Conrad, MT, 1 mile southeast of Conrad at 3,550 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 52°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 11°F. June is the wettest at 2.6 inches of precipitation on average and January and December the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 12.7 inches over 34 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 12 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 187 nights a year. Snowfall averages 46.8 inches a year, most of it in February. That 12.7 inches is more than at 12 of the 58 Montana stations used on this site (21%). Shelby, 22 miles northeast, has its own station (Shelby, MT): 12.2 inches a year, 0.5 less than here, and the same July average high, 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 11 | 0.4 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Feb | 37 | 13 | 0.5 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Mar | 46 | 21 | 0.6 | 2 | 6.8 |
| Apr | 57 | 30 | 1.5 | 4 | 5.5 |
| May | 66 | 39 | 2.1 | 5 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 73 | 46 | 2.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 52 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 50 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 71 | 42 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 57 | 31 | 0.8 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Nov | 43 | 20 | 0.6 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Dec | 34 | 13 | 0.4 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Year | 57 | 30 | 12.7 | 34 | 46.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Conrad, MT (3,550 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Conrad
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 14 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Conrad: 11 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $500 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 74 mph, on July 24, 2013.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Pondera County, which includes Conrad, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds, on April 7, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Pondera County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.3 million a year, the 36th highest of 56 Montana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.2 million (41%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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