Storm History: Powder River County, Montana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Powder River 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
- 703
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $2.6 million
- Episodes
- 378
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 | 372 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Tornado | 99 | 0 | 1 | $885,000 |
| Flash Flood | 62 | 0 | 0 | $52,000 |
| Winter Storm | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 37 | 0 | 0 | $505,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $120,000 |
| Wildfire | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, August 10, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 1994
- Tornado, June 21, 2010
- Tornado, April 25, 1964
- Tornado, July 23, 1992
- Flood, May 20, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 23, 1998
- Tornado, June 3, 1971
- Tornado, June 13, 1984
- Tornado, August 13, 1993
- Hail, June 3, 1994
- Tornado, May 27, 1954
- Tornado, July 18, 1964
- Tornado, May 30, 1985
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2025
- Tornado, July 25, 1966
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 18, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2001
- Hail, August 9, 2016
- Hail, June 14, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2014
- Hail, June 7, 2026
- Hail, July 7, 2013
- Hail, June 28, 1996
- Hail, June 24, 1957
- Hail, June 26, 2019
- Hail, July 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2015
- Hail, June 17, 2015
- Hail, July 27, 2000
- Hail, May 30, 1998
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 27, 2026
- Hail, June 7, 2026
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2026
- High Wind, March 11, 2026
- High Wind, November 24, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2025
- Hail, July 23, 2025
- Hail, July 20, 2025
- Hail, July 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2025
- Hail, July 5, 2025
- Hail, June 28, 2025
- Hail, June 20, 2025
- Flood, June 15, 2025
- Hail, June 12, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2025
- Hail, April 27, 2025
- High Wind, April 13, 2025
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2025
- High Wind, December 18, 2024
- High Wind, September 18, 2024
- Wildfire, August 22, 2024
- Hail, June 14, 2024
- High Wind, May 6, 2024
- Winter Storm, April 5, 2024
- Winter Storm, October 24, 2023
- Hail, September 4, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2023
- Hail, June 19, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2023
- Blizzard, December 13, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2022
- Hail, July 9, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2022
- Hail, June 11, 2022
- Blizzard, April 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, April 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2022
- Winter Storm, October 11, 2021
- Wildfire, August 8, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2021
- Hail, May 28, 2021
- High Wind, March 28, 2021
- High Wind, January 12, 2021
- Hail, July 10, 2020
- Hail, July 7, 2020
- Hail, July 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2020
- Hail, July 3, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Hail, June 3, 2020
- Hail, May 20, 2020
- Hail, May 19, 2020
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2019
- Hail, September 10, 2019
- Hail, August 14, 2019
- Tornado, July 18, 2019
- Hail, July 16, 2019
- Hail, July 14, 2019
- Hail, July 8, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2019
- Hail, July 3, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2019
- Hail, June 30, 2019
- Hail, June 26, 2019
- Hail, June 25, 2019
- Hail, June 7, 2019
- Flood, May 27, 2019
- Flood, March 21, 2019
- Blizzard, March 13, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 8, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2019
- Hail, August 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2018
- Hail, July 7, 2018
- Tornado, June 28, 2018
- Hail, June 15, 2018
- Hail, June 9, 2018
- Tornado, June 7, 2018
- Hail, April 29, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 23, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 27, 2017
- High Wind, November 29, 2017
- Hail, August 1, 2017
- Hail, May 15, 2017
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2016
- Blizzard, December 25, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2016
- Hail, August 9, 2016
- Hail, July 27, 2016
- Hail, July 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016
- Tornado, June 11, 2016
- Hail, June 9, 2016
- High Wind, February 5, 2016
- High Wind, November 17, 2015
- Hail, September 5, 2015
- Hail, August 17, 2015
- Hail, July 27, 2015
- Hail, July 1, 2015
- Hail, June 23, 2015
- Tornado, June 19, 2015
- Hail, June 18, 2015
- Hail, June 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2015
- Hail, June 1, 2015
- Wildfire, March 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2015
- Hail, August 22, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2014
- Hail, June 4, 2014
- Tornado, May 18, 2014
- Blizzard, March 29, 2014
- Flood, March 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2014
- High Wind, January 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, October 2, 2013
- Hail, August 14, 2013
- Hail, August 7, 2013
- Tornado, August 3, 2013
- Hail, July 25, 2013
- Hail, July 24, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2013
- Hail, July 7, 2013
- Flood, May 30, 2013
- Hail, May 25, 2013
- Winter Storm, November 8, 2012
- Hail, August 2, 2012
- Wildfire, July 1, 2012
- Wildfire, June 25, 2012
- Hail, June 25, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2012
- Hail, August 15, 2011
- Hail, August 11, 2011
- Hail, July 25, 2011
- Hail, July 3, 2011
- Hail, June 24, 2011
- Tornado, June 11, 2011
- Flood, May 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow, March 25, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2010
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2010
- Tornado, September 9, 2010
- Hail, August 3, 2010
- Hail, July 11, 2010
- Tornado, June 21, 2010
- Tornado, June 20, 2010
- Tornado, June 16, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2010
- Winter Storm, May 5, 2010
- High Wind, May 3, 2010
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2010
- Heavy Snow, March 10, 2010
- Blizzard, January 22, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2009
- Hail, August 7, 2009
- Hail, June 20, 2009
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2009
- Blizzard, March 28, 2009
- Blizzard, March 22, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2009
- Blizzard, January 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2008
- Blizzard, December 13, 2008
- Winter Storm, October 9, 2008
- Tornado, August 9, 2008
- Hail, August 5, 2008
- Hail, August 3, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2008
- Hail, July 18, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2008
- Hail, July 5, 2008
- Hail, June 25, 2008
- Hail, June 19, 2008
- Hail, June 18, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2008
- Flood, May 24, 2008
- High Wind, May 21, 2008
- Winter Storm, May 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, April 5, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2007
- Hail, September 7, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2007
- Wildfire, August 8, 2007
- Hail, June 25, 2007
- Hail, June 12, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2007
- Blizzard, March 28, 2007
- Hail, August 12, 2006
- Hail, August 8, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2006
- Hail, June 19, 2006
- Hail, June 14, 2006
- Hail, June 12, 2006
- Hail, May 22, 2006
- Blizzard, April 19, 2006
- Heavy Snow, October 5, 2005
- Heavy Snow, October 4, 2005
- Hail, July 23, 2005
- Hail, July 22, 2005
- Hail, July 2, 2005
- Hail, June 27, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2005
- Hail, June 24, 2005
- Hail, June 18, 2005
- Tornado, June 7, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2005
- Hail, June 5, 2005
- Heavy Snow, May 12, 2005
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2005
- Hail, August 2, 2004
- Hail, May 23, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 29, 2004
- Blizzard, December 26, 2003
- Hail, July 8, 2003
- Hail, July 8, 2003
- Hail, July 7, 2003
- Hail, June 22, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 19, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 18, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 18, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 18, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 18, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 18, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2002
- High Wind, August 16, 2002
- High Wind, August 16, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Powder River CountyEvery warning in Powder River 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.