Storm History: Prairie County, Montana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Prairie 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
- 527
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $915,000
- Episodes
- 352
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 | 175 | 0 | 0 | $363,000 |
| Flash Flood | 80 | 0 | 0 | $276,000 |
| Drought | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 41 | 0 | 0 | $205,000 |
| High Wind | 38 | 0 | 0 | $56,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 27 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Blizzard | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 14 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2005
- Hail, May 20, 2005
- Hail, June 14, 2006
- Tornado, May 20, 2011
- High Wind, April 9, 2005
- Tornado, August 16, 1993
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2001
- Hail, August 6, 1993
- Tornado, July 1, 1997
- Hail, July 6, 1998
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2006
- Tornado, July 6, 1955
- Hail, July 26, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2001
- Heavy Snow, May 1, 2008
- Hail, July 9, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2007
- Hail, September 13, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2007
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 18, 1999
- Hail, July 3, 1969
- Hail, August 7, 1975
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2000
- Hail, June 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2007
- Hail, July 8, 2000
- Hail, August 11, 2000
- Hail, June 20, 1960
- Hail, June 9, 2016
- Hail, July 20, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2002
- Hail, July 25, 2001
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 12, 2026
- High Wind, March 12, 2026
- High Wind, February 17, 2026
- High Wind, January 15, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2025
- Hail, August 21, 2025
- Hail, July 25, 2025
- Hail, July 20, 2025
- Hail, July 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Drought, March 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2024
- Blizzard, December 8, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2024
- High Wind, June 5, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2024
- High Wind, October 17, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2023
- Flood, June 26, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 19, 2022
- Blizzard, December 13, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 9, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, October 23, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 20, 2022
- Hail, July 15, 2022
- Flood, July 9, 2022
- Hail, July 5, 2022
- Hail, July 3, 2022
- Hail, July 2, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Blizzard, April 22, 2022
- Blizzard, April 12, 2022
- High Wind, April 4, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- High Wind, November 16, 2021
- High Wind, November 13, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, October 12, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Hail, July 22, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Hail, June 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2021
- Drought, June 1, 2021
- Drought, May 1, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- High Wind, March 29, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- High Wind, February 21, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Drought, January 26, 2021
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- Tornado, May 20, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2018
- Hail, July 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2018
- Hail, June 1, 2018
- Tornado, May 23, 2018
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 12, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 8, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Drought, December 1, 2017
- Drought, November 1, 2017
- High Wind, October 25, 2017
- Drought, October 1, 2017
- Drought, September 1, 2017
- Drought, August 1, 2017
- Drought, July 1, 2017
- Drought, June 13, 2017
- Blizzard, December 25, 2016
- Hail, August 2, 2016
- Hail, July 10, 2016
- Hail, June 24, 2016
- Hail, June 9, 2016
- High Wind, July 28, 2015
- Hail, July 27, 2015
- Hail, June 21, 2015
- Hail, June 19, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 9, 2014
- Hail, August 3, 2014
- Hail, July 22, 2014
- Tornado, June 17, 2014
- High Wind, January 25, 2014
- High Wind, January 11, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2014
- High Wind, December 28, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 2, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 2013
- Hail, August 28, 2013
- Hail, July 24, 2013
- Hail, July 20, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2013
- Funnel Cloud, May 27, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 13, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 7, 2013
- Blizzard, November 8, 2012
- High Wind, October 16, 2012
- Hail, August 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2012
- Hail, June 25, 2012
- Winter Storm, November 5, 2011
- Hail, August 11, 2011
- Hail, August 5, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2011
- Hail, July 8, 2011
- Hail, June 2, 2011
- Flood, May 29, 2011
- Flood, May 23, 2011
- Tornado, May 20, 2011
- Flood, May 20, 2011
- Flood, May 18, 2011
- Blizzard, April 29, 2011
- Flood, March 19, 2011
- Flood, March 16, 2011
- Flood, March 13, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2011
- High Wind, February 13, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2011
- Blizzard, December 29, 2010
- Hail, September 4, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2010
- Tornado, June 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2010
- High Wind, May 24, 2010
- High Wind, May 4, 2010
- Wildfire, April 8, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2010
- Blizzard, January 23, 2010
- Blizzard, January 5, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 20, 2009
- Hail, September 13, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2009
- Hail, August 13, 2009
- Hail, June 15, 2009
- Winter Weather, June 6, 2009
- Blizzard, March 29, 2009
- High Wind, January 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 8, 2009
- Blizzard, January 2, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 19, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 13, 2008
- Blizzard, December 12, 2008
- Heavy Snow, October 11, 2008
- Hail, August 21, 2008
- Hail, August 9, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Drought, August 1, 2008
- Hail, July 26, 2008
- Wildfire, July 25, 2008
- Hail, June 25, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2008
- Heavy Snow, May 1, 2008
- High Wind, March 24, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2008
- Hail, September 19, 2007
- Tornado, August 10, 2007
- Heat, July 13, 2007
- Hail, July 9, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2007
- Hail, May 13, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2007
- Heavy Snow, April 2, 2007
- Winter Weather, March 30, 2007
- Winter Weather, March 28, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 27, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2007
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2007
- High Wind, January 8, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2006
- High Wind, December 13, 2006
- Drought, September 1, 2006
- Hail, August 30, 2006
- Hail, August 8, 2006
- Drought, August 6, 2006
- Hail, June 30, 2006
- Hail, June 14, 2006
- Hail, June 14, 2006
- Hail, June 4, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2006
- Blizzard, April 18, 2006
- Blizzard, March 18, 2006
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2005
- Blizzard, October 4, 2005
- High Wind, August 30, 2005
- Hail, August 16, 2005
- Tornado, June 28, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2005
- Hail, May 20, 2005
- Heavy Snow, May 11, 2005
- Heavy Rain, May 6, 2005
- Hail, May 6, 2005
- Blizzard, April 9, 2005
- High Wind, April 9, 2005
- High Wind, March 6, 2005
- Drought, February 1, 2005
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2005
- Blizzard, January 12, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2004
- Hail, July 16, 2004
- Blizzard, February 10, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2004
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Prairie CountyEvery warning in Prairie 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.