NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Joliet, 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 Joliet, Montana since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 9 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 9
- 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 Joliet
The strongest of the 9 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF2 on June 16, 2010; its path came within 24 miles. Of the 9, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 3 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on June 6, 2011. Joliet has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 79% of the 73 Montana cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 64 times since 1957, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Joliet has more hail reports within 10 miles than 83% of the 73 Montana cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Joliet
By decade
- 2010s2
- 2000s1
- 1990s2
- 1980s1
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2010 | EF2 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 12, 1958 | F1 | 15 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 6, 2011 | EF0 | 23 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 11, 2005 | F0 | 23 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 20, 1997 | F0 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 1991 | F0 | 18 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 23, 1988 | F0 | 12 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F0 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1964 | F0 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 9 of 9, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Joliet
The Storm Prediction Center has 64 hail reports within 10 miles of Joliet since 1957, made on 44 separate days. Of these, 23 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on July 28, 2025, the most recent report. July has the most reports, 27.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Joliet
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Joliet, MT, 5 miles southwest of Joliet at 3,838 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 50°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 10°F. May is the wettest at 2.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 14.6 inches over 42 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 29 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 185 nights a year. Snowfall averages 50.9 inches a year, most of it in February. That 14.6 inches is more than at 29 of the 58 Montana stations used on this site (50%). Laurel, 14 miles northeast, has its own station (Billings WFO, MT): 14.9 inches a year, 0.3 more than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 10 | 0.5 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Feb | 39 | 12 | 0.6 | 2 | 9.5 |
| Mar | 49 | 19 | 0.8 | 3 | 8.0 |
| Apr | 57 | 27 | 1.9 | 5 | 4.1 |
| May | 66 | 36 | 2.7 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 76 | 44 | 2.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 50 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 84 | 48 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 39 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 59 | 29 | 1.6 | 4 | 4.8 |
| Nov | 45 | 19 | 0.7 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 36 | 11 | 0.6 | 3 | 9.1 |
| Year | 59 | 29 | 14.6 | 42 | 50.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Joliet, 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 Joliet
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 23 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Joliet: 16 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods and 3 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 104 mph, on June 26, 2001.
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Joliet's ZIP code 59041 have filed 12 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2001, and were paid $160,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 8% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 26 Montana cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 3 have fewer than Joliet.
Carbon County, which includes Joliet, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1978, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 3 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds, on April 7, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Carbon County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for hail and inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.3 million a year, the 12th highest of 56 Montana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.0 million (68%), 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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Cities near Joliet
- Park City, MT8 mi
- Laurel, MT14 mi
- Columbus, MT18 mi
- Billings, MT27 mi
- Red Lodge, MT27 mi
- Huntley, MT39 mi
- Shepherd, MT44 mi
- Powell, WY50 mi
- Big Timber, MT55 mi
- Lovell, WY57 mi
- Hardin, MT65 mi
- Cody, WY66 mi
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