Storms in Montana in 1988
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Montana in 1988, 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 1988 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
- 111
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $308,000
- Episodes
- 32
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 | 55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 20 | 0 | 2 | $308,000 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1988
May 1988
- Damaging Wind in Montana, May 6, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Montana, May 13, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Montana, May 16, 1988
- Hail in Montana, May 24, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Montana, May 30, 1988
June 1988
- Damaging Wind in Montana, June 3, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Montana, June 5, 1988
- Hail in Montana, June 7, 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in Montana, June 8, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Montana, June 10, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, June 15, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Montana, June 16, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, June 17, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Montana, June 19, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, June 21, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Montana, June 25, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Montana, June 26, 1988
- Hail in Montana, June 27, 1988
- Hail in Montana, June 28, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, June 29, 1988
July 1988
- Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 3, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 4, 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in Montana, July 5, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 6, 1988
August 1988
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Montana, August 11, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Montana, August 15, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Montana, August 17, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Montana, August 18, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Montana, August 20, 1988
September 1988
October 1988
More
Every year in MontanaEvery state in 1988Tornadoes in Montana in 1988Warnings in Montana in 198819871989
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.