NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Glendive, 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 Glendive, Montana since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 18 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 18
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Glendive
The strongest of the 18 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on June 29, 1961; its path came within 1 mile. The deadliest, an F3 on July 19, 1952, killed 1 person. Of the 18, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 7. The most recent tornado was on May 23, 2018. Glendive has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 93% of the 73 Montana cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 69 times since 1958, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Glendive has more hail reports within 10 miles than 86% of the 73 Montana cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Glendive
By decade
- 2010s2
- 2000s3
- 1990s5
- 1980s1
- 1970s3
- 1960s1(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 1961 | F4 | 1 mi | 15.9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 19, 1952 | F3 | 24 mi | 16.4 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Jun 27, 1975 | F2 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 23, 1953 | F2 | 20 mi | 33.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2018 | EF0 | 8 mi | 0.28 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 24, 2014 | EF0 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 5, 2009 | EF0 | 13 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 20, 2001 | F0 | 4 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 20, 2001 | F0 | 10 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 13, 1993 | F0 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 13, 1993 | F0 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 1991 | F0 | 4 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 18, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Glendive
The Storm Prediction Center has 69 hail reports within 10 miles of Glendive since 1958, made on 41 separate days. Of these, 47 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 4 inches (softball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 8, 2021. The most recent report is from August 7, 2025. July has the most reports, 28.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Glendive
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Glendive, MT, in Glendive at 2,075 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 29°F and 9°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 38 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 166 nights a year. Snowfall averages 22.6 inches a year, most of it in February. That 14.9 inches is more than at 32 of the 58 Montana stations used on this site (55%).
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 9 | 0.4 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Feb | 34 | 13 | 0.4 | 1 | 5.3 |
| Mar | 46 | 23 | 0.5 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Apr | 59 | 34 | 1.5 | 4 | 2.0 |
| May | 69 | 45 | 2.6 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 79 | 54 | 2.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 60 | 2.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 58 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 48 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 60 | 36 | 1.1 | 3 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 44 | 24 | 0.5 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Dec | 32 | 13 | 0.4 | 1 | 4.3 |
| Year | 58 | 35 | 14.9 | 36 | 22.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Glendive, MT (2,075 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 Glendive
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 86 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Glendive: 74 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 floods, 2 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $4.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 120 mph, on July 27, 2015.
July 31, 2020: lightning strike 3 miles from the centre of Glendive — 1 killed.
NWS: “Dawson County DES Coordinator reported a 65 year old woman struck and killed by lightning while walking along Airport Road west of Glendive.”
July 27, 2015: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Glendive — $2.5 million damage.
NWS: “The National Weather Service in Glasgow conducted a damage survey in Glendive on July 28, 2015 following a significant severe thunderstorm that hit the evening before coming in from the southwest.”
June 14, 2006: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Glendive — $2.0 million damage.
NWS: “A line of severe thunderstorms roared through the Glendive area and caused extensive damage. A National Weather Service storm survey was conducted, and it was determined that although there may have been funnel clouds in the area, all of the damage was caused by straight line winds of around 100 mph.”
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
Dawson County, which includes Glendive, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1986, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds, on April 7, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Dawson County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for hail, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $21.4 million a year, the 11th highest of 56 Montana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.0 million (14%), 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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