NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cut Bank, 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 Cut Bank, Montana since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 3 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 3
- 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 Cut Bank
The highest rating among the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 13, 2006, came within 9 miles. Of the 73 Montana cities on this site, 59% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Cut Bank. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 27 times since 1957, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Cut Bank has more hail reports within 10 miles than 49% of the 73 Montana cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Cut Bank
By decade
- 2000s1
- 1990s1
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2006 | F1 | 9 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1994 | F1 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 1, 1977 | F1 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 3 of 3, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Cut Bank
The Storm Prediction Center has 27 hail reports within 10 miles of Cut Bank since 1957, made on 23 separate days. Of these, 25 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 6 days, most recently June 17, 2022. The most recent report is from July 18, 2022. June and July have the most reports, 11 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Cut Bank
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cut Bank Municipal Airport, MT, 7 miles southeast of Cut Bank at 3,838 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 50°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 11°F. June is the wettest at 2.7 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 10.9 inches over 28 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 185 nights a year. That 10.9 inches is more than at 1 of the 58 Montana stations used on this site (2%). Browning, 29 miles west, has its own station (St. Mary 1 SSW, MT): 26.2 inches a year, 15.3 more than here, and a July average high of 73°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 11 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Feb | 34 | 12 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Mar | 43 | 20 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Apr | 52 | 28 | 1.0 | 3 |
| May | 62 | 37 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Jun | 70 | 45 | 2.7 | 5 |
| Jul | 80 | 50 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Aug | 80 | 48 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Sep | 69 | 40 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Oct | 54 | 30 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Nov | 41 | 20 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Dec | 33 | 13 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Year | 54 | 29 | 10.9 | 28 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cut Bank Municipal Airport, MT (3,838 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 Cut Bank
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 35 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cut Bank: 26 thunderstorm wind reports and 9 heavy rain events. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 18, 2022.
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
Glacier County, which includes Cut Bank, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds, on April 7, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Glacier County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.8 million a year, the 24th highest of 56 Montana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.4 million (34%), 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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