NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lolo, 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 Lolo, Montana since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 1 tornado has touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 1
- 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 Lolo
The only tornado within 25 miles was an F0 on July 20, 1983; its path came within 16 miles. Of the 73 Montana cities on this site, 89% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Lolo. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 3 times since 1997, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 73 Montana cities, 95% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Lolo.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Lolo
By decade
- 1980s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 1983 | F0 | 16 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 1 of 1, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lolo
The Storm Prediction Center has 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Lolo since 1997. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on July 3, 1998. The most recent report is from August 24, 2017.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lolo
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Missoula International Airport, MT, 17 miles northeast of Lolo at 3,192 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 52°F; December is the coolest, at 31°F and 18°F. June is the wettest at 2.1 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 14.3 inches over 44 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 27 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 173 nights a year. Snowfall averages 43.0 inches a year, most of it in December. That 14.3 inches is more than at 25 of the 58 Montana stations used on this site (43%). Florence, 15 miles southeast, has its own station (Stevensville, MT): 12.4 inches a year, 1.9 less than here, and the same July average high, 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 18 | 1.0 | 3 | 9.9 |
| Feb | 37 | 21 | 0.9 | 3 | 8.5 |
| Mar | 48 | 27 | 0.9 | 3 | 5.0 |
| Apr | 56 | 32 | 1.4 | 4 | 1.3 |
| May | 66 | 40 | 1.8 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 73 | 46 | 2.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 52 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 84 | 50 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 73 | 42 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 56 | 32 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 40 | 25 | 1.2 | 4 | 5.4 |
| Dec | 31 | 18 | 1.1 | 4 | 11.6 |
| Year | 57 | 34 | 14.3 | 44 | 43.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Missoula International Airport, MT (3,192 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.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Lolo's ZIP code 59847 have filed 21 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $86,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1997, with 13. Of the 26 Montana cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 11 have fewer than Lolo.
Missoula County, which includes Lolo, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 fires, 4 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds, on April 7, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Missoula County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $56.7 million a year, the 4th highest of 56 Montana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $19.0 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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Cities near Lolo
- Florence, MT15 mi
- Missoula, MT18 mi
- Frenchtown, MT21 mi
- Stevensville, MT22 mi
- Victor, MT26 mi
- Arlee, MT32 mi
- Corvallis, MT34 mi
- Bonner, MT35 mi
- Hamilton, MT38 mi
- St Ignatius, MT42 mi
- Ronan, MT55 mi
- Darby, MT64 mi
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