NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Park City, 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 Park City, 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 Park City
The highest rating among the 9 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 21, 1991, came within 22 miles. Of the 9, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 2 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on June 6, 2011. Park City has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 79% of the 73 Montana cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 76 times since 1957, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Park City has more hail reports within 10 miles than 89% of the 73 Montana cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Park City
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s1
- 1990s3
- 1980s1
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 1991 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 12, 1958 | F1 | 9 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 6, 2011 | EF0 | 16 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 11, 2005 | F0 | 15 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 20, 1997 | F0 | 10 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 1991 | F0 | 13 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 23, 1988 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1971 | F0 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1964 | F0 | 13 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 Park City
The Storm Prediction Center has 76 hail reports within 10 miles of Park City since 1957, made on 58 separate days. Of these, 40 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. June and July have the most reports, 30 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Park City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Joliet, MT, 11 miles south of Park City 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, 10 miles east, 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 Park City
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 32 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Park City: 29 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods and 1 flood. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 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
Stillwater County, which includes Park City, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1978, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 fires, 5 floods, 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 Stillwater County a Very 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 $9.2 million a year, the 25th highest of 56 Montana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.1 million (66%), 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 Park City
- Joliet, MT8 mi
- Laurel, MT10 mi
- Columbus, MT15 mi
- Billings, MT23 mi
- Red Lodge, MT32 mi
- Huntley, MT36 mi
- Shepherd, MT39 mi
- Big Timber, MT50 mi
- Powell, WY58 mi
- Hardin, MT65 mi
- Lovell, WY65 mi
- Roundup, MT66 mi
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