Storm History: Ravalli County, Montana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Ravalli 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
- 768
- Deaths
- 19
- Injuries
- 59
- Damage
- $9.1 million
- Episodes
- 529
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm | 185 | 10 | 7 | $293,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 180 | 1 | 3 | $1.1 million |
| Hail | 95 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| High Wind | 63 | 0 | 0 | $979,000 |
| Winter Weather | 43 | 2 | 10 | $61,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 41 | 0 | 1 | $91,000 |
| Blizzard | 26 | 1 | 2 | $399,000 |
| Flood | 19 | 1 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 16 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Ice Storm | 15 | 2 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 13 | 0 | 0 | $55,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 8 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Tornado | 7 | 0 | 1 | $28,000 |
| Wildfire | 7 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | 1 | $420,000 |
| Avalanche | 4 | 2 | 34 | $16,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
The deadliest
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2025
- Ice Storm, November 19, 1997
- Blizzard, February 27, 2014
- Flood, May 16, 1996
- Winter Storm, December 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 1999
- Avalanche, December 29, 2010
- Avalanche, March 10, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 8, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2023
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, August 4, 2002
- Flood, March 11, 1996
- Strong Wind, December 23, 2021
- Heavy Snow, June 3, 2001
- Flood, May 1, 1997
- High Wind, December 17, 2025
- Blizzard, February 27, 2014
- Wildfire, July 30, 2023
- High Wind, May 13, 2011
- Lightning, May 27, 2010
- High Wind, November 15, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2012
- Lightning, July 14, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2014
- Winter Storm, November 17, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2012
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2015
- Lightning, July 30, 2023
- Blizzard, February 23, 2011
- High Wind, October 15, 2012
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
- Strong Wind, June 12, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, June 7, 2026
- Winter Weather, May 14, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, April 25, 2026
- Winter Weather, April 22, 2026
- Strong Wind, April 7, 2026
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 7, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 14, 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
- Flood, December 10, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, September 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 2025
- Debris Flow, August 16, 2025
- Debris Flow, August 1, 2025
- Hail, July 31, 2025
- Debris Flow, July 30, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2025
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2025
- Ice Storm, January 31, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 4, 2024
- High Wind, October 4, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, September 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2024
- Strong Wind, August 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2024
- Heat, July 9, 2024
- Heavy Snow, June 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2024
- Heavy Snow, May 22, 2024
- High Wind, May 17, 2024
- Strong Wind, February 29, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2024
- Freezing Fog, December 21, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 15, 2023
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, November 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, October 24, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2023
- Lightning, July 30, 2023
- Wildfire, July 30, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 9, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 4, 2022
- Heavy Snow, October 21, 2022
- Strong Wind, September 7, 2022
- Heat, July 29, 2022
- Hail, July 9, 2022
- Hail, July 8, 2022
- Hail, July 7, 2022
- Hail, July 3, 2022
- Hail, June 18, 2022
- High Wind, April 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2022
- High Wind, April 4, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 7, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2022
- Strong Wind, December 23, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2021
- Winter Weather, November 16, 2021
- High Wind, November 15, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, May 19, 2021
- Heavy Snow, April 18, 2021
- High Wind, March 28, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2021
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- Winter Storm, November 10, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 23, 2020
- High Wind, October 13, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, September 8, 2020
- High Wind, September 7, 2020
- Hail, August 26, 2020
- High Wind, June 13, 2020
- Flood, May 20, 2020
- High Wind, March 13, 2020
- High Wind, March 4, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2020
- High Wind, February 1, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2019
- Winter Storm, October 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, October 8, 2019
- Winter Storm, September 27, 2019
- Hail, July 30, 2019
- Hail, July 6, 2019
- Hail, June 26, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2019
- Blizzard, February 24, 2019
- Blizzard, February 2, 2019
- Ice Storm, January 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 23, 2018
- Heavy Snow, October 2, 2018
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2018
- Hail, May 31, 2018
- Flood, May 5, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2017
- High Wind, October 17, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, September 24, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, September 23, 2017
- Heavy Snow, September 14, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2017
- Flood, June 13, 2017
- Heavy Snow, May 17, 2017
- Hail, May 6, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 8, 2017
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2017
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2017
- Heavy Rain, February 9, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 27, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, September 13, 2016
- Hail, August 9, 2016
- Hail, July 17, 2016
- Strong Wind, June 24, 2016
- Winter Weather, May 9, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2015
- High Wind, December 9, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 17, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2015
- Hail, June 9, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 27, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, November 10, 2014
- Winter Storm, November 9, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 1, 2014
- Strong Wind, October 15, 2014
- Winter Weather, September 9, 2014
- Hail, July 14, 2014
- Lightning, July 14, 2014
- Flood, May 24, 2014
- Avalanche, March 10, 2014
- Avalanche, March 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Blizzard, February 27, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 8, 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 Storm, November 15, 2013
- High Wind, November 7, 2013
- Winter Weather, November 5, 2013
- Tornado, November 2, 2013
- Heavy Snow, October 3, 2013
- Winter Weather, September 29, 2013
- Heavy Snow, September 25, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2013
- Hail, August 1, 2013
- Hail, July 8, 2013
- Lightning, May 9, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2012
- Heavy Snow, December 6, 2012
- Heavy Snow, November 8, 2012
- High Wind, October 15, 2012
- Wildfire, August 8, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2012
- High Wind, June 17, 2012
- Hail, June 4, 2012
- Hail, May 4, 2012
- Heavy Snow, March 20, 2012
- Heavy Snow, March 17, 2012
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2012
- High Wind, January 25, 2012
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2012
- Avalanche, January 6, 2012
- Debris Flow, December 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2011
- Heavy Snow, November 23, 2011
- Heavy Snow, November 16, 2011
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Ravalli CountyEvery warning in Ravalli 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.