Storms in Montana in 1985
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Montana in 1985, 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 1985 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
- 32
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $3,000
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 18 | 2 | 0 | |
| Hail | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 2 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
Every episode, month by month
May 1985
- Damaging Wind in Montana, May 23, 1985
- Hail in Montana, May 25, 1985
- Hail in Montana, May 28, 1985
- Tornadoes in Montana, May 30, 1985
June 1985
July 1985
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 1, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 10, 1985
- Hail in Montana, July 17, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 18, 1985
August 1985
More
Every year in MontanaEvery state in 1985Tornadoes in Montana in 198519841986
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.