Storm History: Lincoln County, Montana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lincoln 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
- 417
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 11
- Damage
- $35 million
- Episodes
- 361
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Snow | 111 | 1 | 1 | $78,000 |
| Winter Storm | 109 | 3 | 0 | $275,000 |
| Hail | 32 | 0 | 2 | $60,000 |
| High Wind | 32 | 0 | 2 | $1.6 million |
| Winter Weather | 24 | 2 | 1 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 20 | 0 | 5 | $1.5 million |
| Flood | 17 | 0 | 0 | $32 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 11 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 5 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 5 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $9,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 2 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Flash Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, December 10, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1997
- High Wind, December 17, 2025
- Flood, May 1, 1997
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- High Wind, November 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, November 20, 2024
- Heavy Snow, April 18, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2026
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 17, 2015
- High Wind, September 28, 2019
- High Wind, September 7, 2020
- High Wind, February 12, 2011
- Tornado, July 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2007
- High Wind, October 17, 2017
- Hail, July 17, 2013
- High Wind, April 4, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 10, 2019
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
Every episode, newest first
- Frost/Freeze, June 7, 2026
- Hail, May 28, 2026
- Winter Weather, May 14, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, April 25, 2026
- Winter Weather, April 15, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 7, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2026
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2025
- High Wind, December 17, 2025
- High Wind, December 15, 2025
- Flood, December 10, 2025
- Strong Wind, December 8, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2025
- Winter Storm, October 12, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, September 23, 2025
- High Wind, July 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2025
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2025
- Avalanche, February 21, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2025
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2025
- Ice Storm, January 31, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2024
- High Wind, December 17, 2024
- Ice Storm, December 7, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 20, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 4, 2024
- High Wind, October 4, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, September 30, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2024
- Heat, July 9, 2024
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2024
- Winter Storm, October 24, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 25, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 4, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 2, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2022
- High Wind, April 11, 2022
- High Wind, April 4, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2021
- Strong Wind, December 1, 2021
- High Wind, November 15, 2021
- Heat, June 28, 2021
- Hail, June 15, 2021
- Heavy Snow, April 18, 2021
- High Wind, March 28, 2021
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2020
- Ice Storm, December 9, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 23, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, September 8, 2020
- High Wind, September 7, 2020
- Hail, June 24, 2020
- High Wind, March 13, 2020
- High Wind, February 1, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 19, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 10, 2019
- High Wind, September 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, September 27, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2019
- Avalanche, February 11, 2019
- Blizzard, February 2, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, November 20, 2018
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2018
- Flood, May 5, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2017
- Heavy Snow, November 2, 2017
- High Wind, October 17, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, September 15, 2017
- High Wind, April 7, 2017
- Flood, March 19, 2017
- Heavy Rain, March 17, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 8, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2017
- Blizzard, February 5, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, September 13, 2016
- Hail, August 18, 2016
- Hail, July 18, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2015
- Ice Storm, December 3, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 17, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 27, 2014
- Ice Storm, November 21, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2014
- Hail, July 23, 2014
- Winter Weather, June 16, 2014
- Avalanche, March 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Blizzard, February 27, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 3, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2013
- Blizzard, December 1, 2013
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2013
- Winter Storm, November 15, 2013
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 2013
- High Wind, November 7, 2013
- Winter Weather, November 5, 2013
- Tornado, November 2, 2013
- Dust Devil, July 26, 2013
- Hail, July 17, 2013
- Flood, May 13, 2013
- Strong Wind, April 27, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2012
- Heavy Snow, December 6, 2012
- Heavy Snow, November 8, 2012
- Heavy Snow, October 23, 2012
- High Wind, October 15, 2012
- Heavy Snow, March 20, 2012
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2012
- Debris Flow, December 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow, November 16, 2011
- Heavy Snow, November 12, 2011
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2011
- Heavy Rain, July 12, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 2011
- High Wind, February 12, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 27, 2010
- High Wind, May 3, 2010
- High Wind, April 8, 2010
- Winter Storm, November 7, 2009
- Hail, August 5, 2009
- Winter Storm, April 27, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 17, 2008
- Blizzard, December 12, 2008
- High Wind, July 10, 2008
- Hail, July 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, June 10, 2008
- Funnel Cloud, May 30, 2008
- Heavy Snow, March 28, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2008
- Blizzard, January 19, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 2, 2007
- Heavy Snow, November 26, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2007
- Wildfire, August 1, 2007
- Tornado, July 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2007
- Hail, June 5, 2007
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 23, 2006
- Heavy Snow, November 12, 2006
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 2006
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 2006
- Flood, November 7, 2006
- Hail, August 10, 2006
- Hail, July 10, 2006
- Hail, July 6, 2006
- Hail, May 22, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 8, 2006
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2006
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2006
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2005
- Flood, January 19, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 17, 2005
- Blizzard, January 11, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2005
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2004
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2004
- Blizzard, January 26, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2003
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2003
- Winter Storm, November 23, 2003
- Winter Storm, November 16, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 8, 2003
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 2002
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2002
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2002
- Winter Storm, November 9, 2002
- High Wind, August 16, 2002
- Heavy Snow, June 8, 2002
- Flood, May 21, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Lincoln CountyEvery warning in Lincoln 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.