Storm History: Lewis and Clark County, Montana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lewis and Clark 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
- 670
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 14
- Damage
- $6.9 million
- Episodes
- 338
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind | 166 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 117 | 0 | 3 | $2,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 85 | 0 | 0 | $21,000 |
| Winter Storm | 55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 54 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 38 | 0 | 0 | $7,000 |
| Flash Flood | 38 | 0 | 0 | $775,000 |
| Blizzard | 33 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Flood | 29 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 19 | 0 | 4 | $5.0 million |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Wildfire, July 23, 2000
- Wildfire, August 1, 2000
- Blizzard, December 7, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2022
- Flood, April 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2001
- Tornado, June 5, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 5, 1999
- Tornado, June 27, 1997
- Hail, August 7, 1999
- Dust Devil, May 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 2025
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 25, 2026
- High Wind, June 16, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2026
- High Wind, April 7, 2026
- High Wind, March 25, 2026
- High Wind, March 19, 2026
- High Wind, March 19, 2026
- High Wind, March 18, 2026
- High Wind, March 16, 2026
- Blizzard, March 11, 2026
- Blizzard, March 11, 2026
- Wildfire, March 8, 2026
- High Wind, March 7, 2026
- High Wind, February 25, 2026
- High Wind, February 25, 2026
- High Wind, February 7, 2026
- High Wind, January 30, 2026
- High Wind, January 11, 2026
- High Wind, January 10, 2026
- High Wind, January 6, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 27, 2025
- High Wind, December 18, 2025
- High Wind, December 17, 2025
- High Wind, December 15, 2025
- Ice Storm, December 11, 2025
- High Wind, December 10, 2025
- High Wind, December 8, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 24, 2025
- High Wind, November 13, 2025
- High Wind, November 10, 2025
- High Wind, November 7, 2025
- High Wind, November 1, 2025
- High Wind, October 29, 2025
- High Wind, October 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, October 12, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 2025
- Wildfire, August 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2025
- Wildfire, June 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2025
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2025
- High Wind, March 8, 2025
- High Wind, February 22, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2025
- High Wind, January 16, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- High Wind, January 7, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2024
- High Wind, December 18, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 6, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 22, 2024
- High Wind, November 16, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 4, 2024
- High Wind, October 27, 2024
- Heavy Snow, October 17, 2024
- High Wind, October 4, 2024
- High Wind, September 29, 2024
- High Wind, September 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2024
- Wildfire, September 1, 2024
- Heavy Snow, August 27, 2024
- Wildfire, August 23, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2024
- Hail, August 6, 2024
- Wildfire, August 1, 2024
- Wildfire, July 9, 2024
- Winter Weather, June 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2024
- High Wind, June 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2024
- Heavy Snow, May 22, 2024
- Blizzard, May 6, 2024
- High Wind, April 21, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2024
- High Wind, February 28, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2024
- High Wind, February 25, 2024
- High Wind, February 23, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- High Wind, December 2, 2023
- High Wind, November 11, 2023
- Winter Storm, October 24, 2023
- High Wind, October 17, 2023
- High Wind, September 17, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2023
- Lightning, June 11, 2023
- Tornado, June 5, 2023
- Heavy Snow, April 18, 2023
- Heavy Snow, April 12, 2023
- High Wind, April 10, 2023
- Flood, April 7, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2023
- High Wind, March 2, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2023
- High Wind, February 19, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2023
- High Wind, February 12, 2023
- High Wind, February 7, 2023
- High Wind, February 6, 2023
- High Wind, February 3, 2023
- High Wind, January 26, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2023
- Blizzard, December 23, 2022
- Blizzard, December 19, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 14, 2022
- Blizzard, December 7, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 27, 2022
- High Wind, November 26, 2022
- High Wind, November 22, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 6, 2022
- High Wind, November 3, 2022
- High Wind, October 30, 2022
- High Wind, October 27, 2022
- Winter Storm, October 21, 2022
- Wildfire, September 3, 2022
- Hail, August 12, 2022
- Tornado, July 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2022
- Hail, June 18, 2022
- Heavy Rain, June 18, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2021
- Hail, July 3, 2020
- Flood, June 29, 2020
- Hail, June 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2020
- Hail, May 18, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2019
- Hail, August 10, 2019
- Tornado, June 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2019
- Flood, May 26, 2019
- Flood, June 19, 2018
- Hail, May 31, 2018
- Hail, May 26, 2018
- Flood, May 25, 2018
- Hail, May 16, 2018
- Flood, May 9, 2018
- Tornado, May 9, 2018
- Flood, May 6, 2018
- Flood, April 29, 2018
- Flood, April 27, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2017
- Hail, June 8, 2017
- Hail, June 1, 2017
- Hail, May 6, 2017
- Hail, August 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2016
- Hail, August 15, 2014
- Tornado, June 12, 2014
- Flood, March 1, 2014
- Hail, September 5, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2013
- Hail, July 2, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2012
- Tornado, June 5, 2012
- Hail, June 4, 2012
- Hail, July 13, 2011
- Hail, June 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Hail, July 19, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2010
- Hail, June 20, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2009
- Hail, July 12, 2009
- Hail, July 6, 2009
- Hail, August 19, 2008
- Hail, August 9, 2008
- Hail, July 4, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2008
- Hail, May 30, 2008
- Flood, May 23, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2008
- Dust Devil, May 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2007
- Tornado, June 16, 2007
- Hail, May 10, 2007
- Hail, May 10, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2005
- Hail, June 27, 2005
- Hail, June 16, 2005
- Hail, June 5, 2005
- Hail, June 5, 2005
- Hail, June 5, 2005
- Hail, August 5, 2004
- Hail, August 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2004
- Hail, August 5, 2004
- Hail, August 3, 2004
- Hail, July 15, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2004
- Hail, June 25, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2004
- Hail, August 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2003
- Lightning, August 13, 2003
- Hail, August 6, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2002
- Hail, August 5, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2002
- Hail, July 14, 2002
- Hail, July 14, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2002
- Hail, August 4, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Lewis and Clark CountyEvery warning in Lewis and Clark 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.