Funnel Cloud in Montana

Events

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Deaths

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Injuries

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Damage

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• Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 26, 20102 deaths · 1 injured · $300,000 · EF3 · 13 eventsAn upper air disturbance moves east just north of a frontal boundary that helped to trigger severe weather. The severe weather that included one of the strongest tornadoes in Montana history started in far southern Saskatchewan and moved southeast across the area.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Montana, June 21 to 22, 2010$313,000 · EF2 · 25 eventsSevere weather continued into the third week of June across the Billings Forecast Area. |Plenty of low-level moisture continued to be in place across Southeast Montana.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Montana, July 21, 1999$1.8 million · F1 · 28 eventsTwo supercell thunderstorms moved across northeast Montana causing a path of damage that extended from southern Phillips county to the North Dakota border. The hardest hit was the community of Glasgow where 4.5 inch hail fell damaging cars, roofs, windows and trees as it passed.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in Montana, July 4, 1998$8.5 million · F0 · 19 eventsSeveral spotters and amateur radio operators reported funnel clouds in and around Laurel.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Montana, July 20, 2001$2.5 million · F0 · 41 eventsA large supercell formed in Southwestern Phillips County and headed east across southern Valley County. The storm produced a tornado that crossed from Phillips County into Valley County.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Montana, July 4, 1998$1.5 million · F1 · 23 eventsLarge hail destroyed a wheat field.
• Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 5 to 9, 2022$200,000 · EF0 · 89 eventsDisturbances moved through a persistent southwest flow aloft across the region, which continued to provide daily afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.
• Tornado and Hail in Montana, May 20, 2020$737,000 · EF0 · 49 eventsAn expansive surface low pressure area and plentiful moisture shifted into eastern Montana and directed multiple and persistent severe thunderstorms from south to north through the region from mid-afternoon through then late night hours of the 20th.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Montana, June 20 to 21, 2005$1.2 million · 2.75 in hail · 28 eventsLarge hail caused damage to a vehicle
• Tornado and Flash Flood in Montana, June 16 to 17, 2010$14,000 · EF2 · 20 eventsThe first major severe weather episode occurred on the afternoon and evening of the 16th as a moist and unstable atmosphere was in place across the Billings Forecast Area.|Low-level moisture combined with a southwest flow aloft and strong jet stream provided the necessary…
• Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 10, 2016$1.0 million · EF0 · 15 eventsAnother strong upper level disturbance combined with unstable conditions at the surface resulted in a round of severe thunderstorms across mainly Fallon County in the Billings Forecast Area during the afternoon of the 6th.
• Tornado and Hail in Montana, June 20, 1999F2 · 3 eventsA large tornado which touched down near Ollie Road, about 3 miles east of Montana Highway 7. The tornado travelled north to County Road 616 then northwest over Beaver Creek before lifting at the Fallon/Wibaux County border.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in Montana, June 5 to 10, 2023$500,000 · 1 in hail · 15 eventsSeveral rounds of rain and thunderstorms affected much of Montana during the first half of June. Flash flooding occurred across portions of the region, especially across Fergus County as well as the Rocky Mountains.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Montana, July 12 to 13, 2001$340,000 · 2 in hail · 9 eventsAn isolated supercell thunderstorm formed over Garfield County, and remained nearly stationary for an hour. The storm produced 3 to 6 inches of rainfall which led to the coulees and ditches to fill up with water.
• Tornado and Hail in Montana, June 30, 2009$100,000 · EF0 · 22 eventsStrong supercells formed over the region, producing large hail, damaging winds, funnel clouds and at least one tornado.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, May 25 to 27, 2023$200,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 eventsBroad quasi-stationary upper-level trough situated over western CONUS lingered for several days and led to persistent southwesterly flow aloft and daily showers and thunderstorms across portions of Southwest, Central, and North-central Montana, some of which were severe,…
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 6 to 7, 2009$102,000 · 1 in hail · 20 eventsAn upper level disturbance that was moving from southwest to northeast, brought severe thunderstorms to northeast Montana.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Montana, May 26, 2010$130,000 · 1.75 in hail · 11 eventsSome of the first severe thunderstorms of the 2010 season moved across portions of South Central and Southeast Montana on the 26th.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Montana, June 25, 2005$12,000 · 3 in hail · 55 eventsDust reported coming up at mile marker 147 along Highway 191.
• Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 2 to 5, 2000$18,000 · F0 · 43 events2.00 inch hail reported along with broken windows. A hay bale was blown 50 yards.
• Tornado and Hail in Montana, June 16 to 17, 2007EF1 · 30 eventsA very unstable airmass supported the development of widespread thunderstorms over North Central Montana during the afternoon and evening hours of the 16th and continuing into the early morning hours of the 17th.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Montana, June 23 to 27, 2023$100,000 · 1 in hail · 3 eventsAn unstable airmass with a minor weather disturbance resulted in afternoon showers and thunderstorms, with locally severe weather occurring.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 8, 20132.75 in hail · 46 eventsStrong vertical shear and moderate CAPE values combined with an upper level disturbance resulted in the development of supercell thunderstorms across the Billings Forecast Area. Large hail and damaging thunderstorm winds occurred during the afternoon and evening hours.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 3, 2009$30,000 · 1 in hail · 23 eventsA cold front dropped south out of Saskatchewan firing up thunderstorms that impacted an area mostly north of the Missouri River.
• Tornado and Hail in Montana, May 18, 2014EF0 · 45 eventsThe seasons first severe weather outbreak occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of the 18th. A cluster of thunderstorms developed across Sweet Grass and Stillwater Counties during the early afternoon hours as an upper level impulse approached the area.

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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.