NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lame Deer, 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 Lame Deer, Montana since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 2 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 2
- 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 Lame Deer
The strongest of the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF1 on June 7, 2018; its path came within 5 miles. Of the 73 Montana cities on this site, 73% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Lame Deer. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 26 times since 1993, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 73 Montana cities, 51% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Lame Deer.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Lame Deer
By decade
- 2010s1
- 1990s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2018 | EF1 | 5 mi | 0.75 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 20, 1993 | F0 | 2 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 2 of 2, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lame Deer
The Storm Prediction Center has 26 hail reports within 10 miles of Lame Deer since 1993, made on 22 separate days. Of these, 20 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 24, 2023. The most recent report is from July 5, 2025. July has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lame Deer
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Busby, MT, 16 miles west of Lame Deer at 3,430 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 53°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 9°F. May is the wettest at 2.7 inches of precipitation on average and December the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 15.8 inches over 43 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 38 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 193 nights a year. Snowfall averages 52.3 inches a year, most of it in January. That 15.8 inches is more than at 41 of the 58 Montana stations used on this site (71%). Colstrip, 23 miles north, has its own station (Colstrip, MT): 16.4 inches a year, 0.6 more than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 9 | 0.7 | 3 | 9.9 |
| Feb | 37 | 11 | 0.7 | 2 | 9.7 |
| Mar | 49 | 21 | 1.0 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Apr | 59 | 30 | 1.7 | 5 | 5.7 |
| May | 68 | 39 | 2.7 | 6 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 78 | 47 | 2.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 53 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 88 | 51 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 41 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 61 | 30 | 1.5 | 4 | 3.8 |
| Nov | 46 | 19 | 0.8 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Dec | 36 | 10 | 0.6 | 3 | 8.6 |
| Year | 60 | 30 | 15.8 | 43 | 52.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Busby, MT (3,430 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 Lame Deer
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 24 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lame Deer: 21 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods and 1 flood. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on July 12, 2006.
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
Rosebud County, which includes Lame Deer, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1978, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 fires, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 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 Rosebud County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for tornadoes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.7 million a year, the 27th highest of 56 Montana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.4 million (50%), 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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