NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Trout Creek, 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 Trout Creek, 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 Trout Creek
The only tornado within 25 miles was an F0 on July 9, 1978; its path came within 19 miles. Of the 73 Montana cities on this site, 89% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Trout Creek. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2025, with stones of 0.88 inches (nickel size). Of the 73 Montana cities, 99% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Trout Creek.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Trout Creek
By decade
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 1978 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.1 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 Trout Creek
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Trout Creek, from May 11, 2025: 0.88 inches (nickel size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Trout Creek
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Trout Creek Rs, MT, 2 miles northwest of Trout Creek at 2,356 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 49°F; December is the coolest, at 33°F and 22°F. December is the wettest at 3.7 inches of precipitation on average and July and August the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 26.9 inches over 72 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 165 nights a year. Snowfall averages 51.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 26.9 inches is more than at 57 of the 58 Montana stations used on this site (98%). Thompson Falls, 20 miles southeast, has its own station (Thompson Falls Ph, MT): 22.1 inches a year, 4.8 less than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 22 | 3.2 | 9 | 18.2 |
| Feb | 39 | 23 | 2.3 | 5 | 6.4 |
| Mar | 48 | 28 | 1.9 | 6 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 58 | 32 | 1.8 | 6 | 0.3 |
| May | 68 | 39 | 2.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 74 | 45 | 2.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 49 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 47 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 41 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 58 | 35 | 2.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 41 | 29 | 3.5 | 8 | 5.8 |
| Dec | 33 | 22 | 3.7 | 10 | 17.0 |
| Year | 58 | 34 | 26.9 | 72 | 51.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Trout Creek Rs, MT (2,356 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
Sanders County, which includes Trout Creek, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 fires, 4 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 Sanders County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.0 million a year, the 26th highest of 56 Montana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.8 million (64%), 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 Trout Creek
- Thompson Falls, MT20 mi
- Osburn, ID30 mi
- Kellogg, ID32 mi
- Pinehurst, ID37 mi
- Athol, ID50 mi
- Sagle, ID51 mi
- Hayden, ID53 mi
- Coeur D Alene, ID56 mi
- Sandpoint, ID56 mi
- Rathdrum, ID59 mi
- Spirit Lake, ID59 mi
- St Maries, ID60 mi
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