Storms in Montana in 1983
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Montana in 1983, 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 1983 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
- 68
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $255,000
- Episodes
- 21
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 | 45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 4 | 1 | 1 | $255,000 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1983
May 1983
June 1983
July 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 6, 1983
- Damaging Winds in Montana, July 7, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 8, 1983
- Tornado in Montana, July 9, 1983
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 10, 1983
- Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 17, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 19, 1983
- Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 20, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 25, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 27, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 29, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 31, 1983
August 1983
More
Every year in MontanaEvery state in 1983Tornadoes in Montana in 198319821984
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.