Storm History: Custer County, Montana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Custer County, Montana: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 686
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $2.9 million
- Episodes
- 419
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 296 | 1 | 2 | $196,000 |
| Tornado | 97 | 1 | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 78 | 0 | 3 | |
| Flash Flood | 60 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 11 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, May 20, 2011
- Tornado, July 4, 1998
- Tornado, May 11, 1989
- Tornado, August 7, 1995
- Flood, May 25, 2010
- Hail, July 18, 2010
- Hail, July 20, 1999
- Tornado, July 11, 1965
- Hail, July 9, 2000
- Tornado, July 2, 2000
- Hail, June 12, 1995
- Tornado, August 16, 1993
- Tornado, June 24, 1991
- Tornado, June 21, 1995
- Hail, July 1, 1998
- Tornado, August 13, 1993
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2001
- Hail, July 3, 1969
- Hail, June 14, 2006
- Hail, August 7, 1975
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2014
- Hail, August 11, 2019
- Hail, June 20, 1960
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2023
- Hail, June 26, 2019
- Hail, July 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2015
- Hail, July 8, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2001
- Hail, July 9, 2000
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2026
- High Wind, April 8, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2026
- High Wind, March 11, 2026
- High Wind, March 7, 2026
- High Wind, February 16, 2026
- High Wind, January 21, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2025
- Hail, August 7, 2025
- Hail, July 29, 2025
- Flood, July 28, 2025
- Hail, July 25, 2025
- Hail, July 20, 2025
- Hail, July 19, 2025
- Hail, June 20, 2025
- Flood, June 15, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- High Wind, December 18, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2024
- Hail, August 21, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2024
- Hail, June 30, 2024
- Hail, June 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2024
- Winter Storm, October 24, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2023
- Flood, August 22, 2023
- Hail, July 11, 2023
- Hail, June 19, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2023
- Blizzard, December 13, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2022
- High Wind, November 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2022
- High Wind, July 18, 2022
- Hail, July 9, 2022
- Hail, July 1, 2022
- High Wind, June 14, 2022
- Blizzard, April 23, 2022
- Blizzard, April 12, 2022
- High Wind, April 4, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2022
- High Wind, November 13, 2021
- Winter Storm, October 11, 2021
- High Wind, August 8, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2021
- Hail, June 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2021
- High Wind, March 28, 2021
- High Wind, January 12, 2021
- High Wind, September 2, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2020
- Hail, July 7, 2020
- Hail, July 6, 2020
- Hail, May 31, 2020
- Hail, May 20, 2020
- High Wind, March 2, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 8, 2019
- Hail, September 1, 2019
- Hail, August 14, 2019
- Hail, August 11, 2019
- Hail, July 30, 2019
- Hail, July 14, 2019
- Hail, July 8, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2019
- Hail, June 26, 2019
- Hail, May 13, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2018
- Hail, August 3, 2018
- Hail, July 2, 2018
- Tornado, June 28, 2018
- Tornado, June 7, 2018
- Hail, May 23, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2018
- Hail, April 29, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 27, 2017
- High Wind, December 5, 2017
- Hail, July 16, 2017
- Hail, July 10, 2017
- Hail, June 20, 2017
- Hail, June 12, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2016
- Blizzard, December 25, 2016
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2016
- Hail, July 27, 2016
- Tornado, July 6, 2016
- Tornado, June 11, 2016
- Hail, June 9, 2016
- Heavy Rain, April 24, 2016
- High Wind, February 18, 2016
- High Wind, February 5, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2015
- Hail, July 27, 2015
- Tornado, June 21, 2015
- Tornado, June 19, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2015
- Wildfire, March 28, 2015
- Hail, July 24, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2014
- Tornado, May 31, 2014
- Blizzard, March 29, 2014
- Flood, March 5, 2014
- High Wind, January 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2013
- Hail, August 30, 2013
- Hail, August 5, 2013
- Tornado, August 3, 2013
- Hail, July 24, 2013
- Hail, July 22, 2013
- Tornado, July 8, 2013
- Hail, July 8, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2013
- Flood, May 30, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, November 8, 2012
- High Wind, October 16, 2012
- Hail, August 13, 2012
- Hail, July 23, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 25, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2012
- High Wind, January 13, 2012
- Hail, August 11, 2011
- Hail, July 26, 2011
- Hail, July 25, 2011
- Hail, July 22, 2011
- Hail, July 14, 2011
- Hail, July 2, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Tornado, June 11, 2011
- Flood, June 7, 2011
- Flood, May 20, 2011
- Flood, May 10, 2011
- High Wind, April 30, 2011
- Winter Storm, April 21, 2011
- Winter Storm, April 18, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2011
- High Wind, February 12, 2011
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2010
- Hail, July 18, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2010
- Hail, June 29, 2010
- Tornado, June 21, 2010
- High Wind, June 17, 2010
- Tornado, June 16, 2010
- Flood, May 25, 2010
- High Wind, May 3, 2010
- Blizzard, January 22, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2009
- Hail, September 13, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2009
- Hail, August 7, 2009
- High Wind, May 13, 2009
- Blizzard, March 28, 2009
- Hail, March 21, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2009
- Blizzard, January 11, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 8, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 28, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2008
- Blizzard, December 13, 2008
- Winter Storm, October 9, 2008
- Wildfire, August 21, 2008
- Hail, August 3, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2008
- Hail, July 18, 2008
- High Wind, May 21, 2008
- Winter Storm, May 1, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2008
- Wildfire, August 8, 2007
- Hail, June 17, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2007
- Blizzard, March 28, 2007
- High Wind, February 16, 2007
- High Wind, August 30, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2006
- Hail, June 14, 2006
- Hail, June 14, 2006
- Hail, June 4, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Blizzard, April 19, 2006
- High Wind, November 18, 2005
- Heavy Snow, October 5, 2005
- Heavy Snow, October 4, 2005
- Hail, July 22, 2005
- Hail, June 27, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2005
- Hail, June 24, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2005
- Hail, June 18, 2005
- Hail, May 20, 2005
- Heavy Snow, May 12, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2005
- Heavy Rain, May 8, 2005
- Heavy Rain, May 8, 2005
- Heavy Snow, May 7, 2005
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 2004
- Hail, July 11, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2004
- Blizzard, December 26, 2003
- Hail, July 19, 2003
- Hail, July 8, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 19, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 18, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 18, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 8, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 6, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2002
- High Wind, August 16, 2002
- High Wind, August 16, 2002
- High Wind, August 16, 2002
- Hail, July 16, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2002
- Hail, June 22, 2002
- Hail, June 8, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Custer CountyEvery warning in Custer County since 1986Every county in Montana
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.