Storms in Montana in 1971
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Montana in 1971, 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 1971 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
- 33
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $53,000
- Episodes
- 16
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 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 8 | 0 | 0 | $53,000 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1971
May 1971
June 1971
- Tornadoes in Montana, June 2, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Montana, June 3, 1971
- Hail in Montana, June 10, 1971
- Hail in Montana, June 16, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, June 23, 1971
- Tornado in Montana, June 28, 1971
July 1971
- Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 2, 1971
- Hail in Montana, July 6, 1971
- Hail in Montana, July 9, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 10, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 21, 1971
August 1971
More
Every year in MontanaEvery state in 1971Tornadoes in Montana in 197119701972
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.