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NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database

Montana Hurricane and Tornado History

Every city, with the storms and tornadoes that came near it.

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Montana has 444 tornadoes on record since 1950, 11 of them EF3 or stronger, with 4 deaths. No hurricane has passed within 75 miles of any city in the state; the most tornado-prone is Baker (22).

Cities
73
Tornadoes in state
444

since 1950

EF3 or stronger
11
Tornado deaths
4

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Montana cities

Montana cities by storm history
CityHurricanesTropical stormsTornadoesEF3+Last storm
Billings00201—
Missoula0020—
Bozeman0030—
Great Falls00170—
Helena0050—
Kalispell0050—
Butte0020—
Belgrade0040—
Columbia Falls0020—
Hamilton0030—
Whitefish0020—
Laurel00171—
Havre0040—
Stevensville0020—
Miles City0070—
Polson0050—
Anaconda0040—
Bigfork0040—
Lewistown00200—
Sidney00150—
East Helena0050—
Glendive00182—
Dillon0040—
Browning0010—
Ronan0040—
Lolo0010—
Florence0020—
Corvallis0030—
Deer Lodge0050—
Manhattan0040—
Wolf Point00180—
Clancy0040—
Three Forks0030—
Hardin0081—
Cut Bank0030—
Roundup0040—
Glasgow00170—
Townsend0020—
Columbus0040—
Victor0030—
Shepherd00151—
Conrad0040—
St Ignatius0030—
Whitehall0010—
Box Elder0071—
Red Lodge0010—
Shelby0060—
Big Timber0020—
Poplar00140—
Thompson Falls0010—
Choteau0040—
Malta0030—
Arlee0030—
Lame Deer0020—
Ennis0020—
Lakeside0050—
Harlem0070—
Boulder0010—
Frenchtown0030—
Forsyth0090—
Gallatin Gateway0020—
Huntley00151—
Darby0010—
Chinook0050—
Crow Agency0060—
Joliet0090—
Colstrip0060—
Baker00222—
Fairfield0070—
Bonner0020—
Trout Creek0010—
Park City0090—
Cascade0070—

Hail in Montana

Tornado season brings hail too. Radar-estimated hail days for Montana since 2019, with sizes and a map of each storm's swath.

Hail history in Montana →