Storms in Montana in 1961
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Montana in 1961, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Montana in 1961 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 26
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $2.5 million
- Episodes
- 19
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 2 | 0 | 1 | $2.5 million |
Every episode, month by month
April 1961
May 1961
- Damaging Wind in Montana, May 10, 1961
- Hail in Montana, May 20, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Montana, May 26, 1961
- Hail in Montana, May 30, 1961
June 1961
July 1961
- Hail in Montana, July 6, 1961
- Hail in Montana, July 15, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 22, 1961
- Hail in Montana, July 27, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 28, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 29, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 30, 1961
August 1961
- Hail in Montana, August 1, 1961
- Hail in Montana, August 2, 1961
- Hail in Montana, August 18, 1961
- Hail in Montana, August 29, 1961
September 1961
More
Every year in MontanaEvery state in 1961Tornadoes in Montana in 196119601962
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.