NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Wolf Point, 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 Wolf Point, Montana since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 18 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 18
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Wolf Point
The highest rating among the 18 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2 or EF2, reached 3 times; the most recent, on July 15, 2013, came within 16 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on July 9, 1983, killed 1 person. Of the 18, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 6 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 8. Wolf Point has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 93% of the 73 Montana cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 51 times since 1960, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Wolf Point has more hail reports within 10 miles than 69% of the 73 Montana cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Wolf Point
By decade
- 2010s2
- 2000s4
- 1990s3
- 1980s1
- 1970s4
- 1960s1
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2013 | EF2 | 16 mi | 22.99 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 1975 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 26, 1954 | F2 | 21 mi | 20.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1983 | F1 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Jun 16, 2010 | EF1 | 20 mi | 2.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 4, 1998 | F1 | 13 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 6, 1970 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 1959 | F1 | 20 mi | 5.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 30, 1953 | F1 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 2009 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 2009 | EF0 | 20 mi | 0.38 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 2005 | F0 | 25 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 18, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Wolf Point
The Storm Prediction Center has 51 hail reports within 10 miles of Wolf Point since 1960, made on 38 separate days. Of these, 37 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on June 18, 2016. The most recent report is from August 25, 2024. July has the most reports, 23.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Wolf Point
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Wolf Pt, MT, 2 miles south of Wolf Point at 2,090 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 25°F and 6°F. June is the wettest at 3.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 14.4 inches over 34 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 36 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 180 nights a year. That 14.4 inches is more than at 26 of the 58 Montana stations used on this site (45%). Poplar, 23 miles east, has its own station (Wolf Point 29 ENE, MT): 14.2 inches a year, 0.2 less than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 6 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Feb | 31 | 10 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Mar | 45 | 22 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Apr | 60 | 33 | 0.9 | 2 |
| May | 70 | 44 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Jun | 78 | 53 | 3.5 | 7 |
| Jul | 87 | 59 | 1.8 | 5 |
| Aug | 86 | 58 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Sep | 76 | 47 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Oct | 60 | 35 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Nov | 43 | 22 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Dec | 29 | 10 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Year | 57 | 33 | 14.4 | 34 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Wolf Pt, MT (2,090 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 Wolf Point
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 84 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Wolf Point: 75 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 3 floods and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $152,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on July 1, 2015.
July 1, 2015: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Wolf Point — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “A metal pole barn with wooden frame sustained damage from thunderstorm outflow winds, including the roof being blown off, and the north and south walls collapsing. Owner was not present to witness the damage.”
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
Roosevelt County, which includes Wolf Point, has been named in 8 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1997, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 flood, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Flooding, on August 12, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Roosevelt County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.1 million a year, the 21st highest of 56 Montana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.7 million (17%), 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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