Storms in Montana in 1981
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Montana in 1981, 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 1981 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
- 36
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
- Episodes
- 20
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
May 1981
June 1981
July 1981
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 6, 1981
- Damaging Winds in Montana, July 10, 1981
- Hail in Montana, July 11, 1981
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 12, 1981
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 13, 1981
- Hail in Montana, July 23, 1981
- Hail in Montana, July 24, 1981
August 1981
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, August 1, 1981
- Tornadoes and Hail in Montana, August 2, 1981
- Hail in Montana, August 4, 1981
- Damaging Wind in Montana, August 13, 1981
- Hail in Montana, August 18, 1981
- Damaging Winds in Montana, August 19, 1981
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, August 20, 1981
- Damaging Wind in Montana, August 24, 1981
- Damaging Wind in Montana, August 27, 1981
More
Every year in MontanaEvery state in 1981Tornadoes in Montana in 198119801982
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.