Montana, 1996

Tornado in Montana, June 24, 1996

June 24, 1996 · NWS BYZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An F0 tornado touched down briefly and caused no damages.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS BYZ wrote it up.

An F0 tornado touched down briefly and caused no damages.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Rosebud

When
June 24, 7:50 PM MST to 7:51 PM MST
Where
Rosebud County, 4 mi E of Rock Spgs
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
3 yd
Coordinates
46.820, -106.170

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5552632.