Storm History: Richland County, Montana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Richland 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
- 758
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 8
- Damage
- $4.3 million
- Episodes
- 472
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 | 261 | 0 | 4 | $729,000 |
| Flash Flood | 105 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Tornado | 68 | 0 | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Drought | 56 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 47 | 0 | 0 | $7,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 40 | 0 | 0 | $31,000 |
| Blizzard | 35 | 0 | 1 | |
| Flood | 25 | 0 | 0 | $355,000 |
| Winter Storm | 23 | 0 | 0 | $435,000 |
| Dense Fog | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2007
- Tornado, July 29, 2011
- Winter Storm, November 1, 2000
- Tornado, July 1, 1997
- Flood, March 20, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 6, 1997
- Hail, June 24, 2012
- Hail, August 5, 2013
- Hail, June 19, 2015
- Hail, June 17, 2001
- Tornado, June 30, 2009
- Flood, March 16, 2003
- Hail, August 12, 1995
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2004
- Tornado, June 30, 2015
- Hail, July 29, 1995
- Hail, June 26, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 2, 1997
- Hail, July 3, 2009
- Tornado, June 25, 1975
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 20, 1999
- Hail, June 15, 2025
- Hail, June 18, 2016
- Hail, June 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2013
- Hail, August 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2005
- Hail, August 11, 2000
- Hail, August 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2002
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2026
- Hail, June 6, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2026
- Dust Storm, May 13, 2026
- Drought, May 12, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 13, 2026
- High Wind, March 12, 2026
- High Wind, February 17, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- High Wind, January 15, 2026
- Dense Fog, November 26, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 16, 2025
- High Wind, October 20, 2025
- Flood, August 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2025
- Hail, June 15, 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
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2024
- High Wind, December 8, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- High Wind, October 4, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Drought, August 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2024
- Funnel Cloud, July 11, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2024
- Hail, May 17, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 24, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2024
- Dense Fog, November 3, 2023
- Dense Fog, November 2, 2023
- Heavy Snow, October 24, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2023
- Hail, July 30, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2023
- Blizzard, April 19, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Drought, March 1, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 17, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 14, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 10, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 5, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 1, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 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
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 13, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2022
- Hail, July 2, 2022
- High Wind, June 15, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Blizzard, April 22, 2022
- Blizzard, April 12, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Dense Fog, March 1, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- High Wind, January 31, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 26, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- High Wind, November 16, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, October 12, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Hail, July 8, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Hail, June 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 8, 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
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Dense Fog, January 30, 2021
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- Dense Fog, January 8, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Dense Fog, December 10, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 30, 2020
- Drought, October 20, 2020
- Wildfire, September 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2020
- Hail, July 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2020
- Hail, July 4, 2020
- Tornado, May 20, 2020
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2020
- High Wind, January 4, 2020
- Ice Storm, November 29, 2019
- Dense Fog, November 13, 2019
- Hail, September 2, 2019
- Hail, July 14, 2019
- Hail, June 28, 2019
- Flood, June 19, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2019
- Flood, March 21, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 26, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2018
- Hail, July 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2018
- Hail, June 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2018
- Tornado, May 23, 2018
- Blizzard, March 4, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 9, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2017
- Dense Fog, November 12, 2017
- Dense Fog, November 11, 2017
- Drought, November 1, 2017
- Drought, October 1, 2017
- Drought, September 1, 2017
- Drought, August 1, 2017
- Hail, July 20, 2017
- Drought, July 1, 2017
- Drought, June 13, 2017
- Blizzard, January 12, 2017
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2017
- Blizzard, December 25, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 16, 2016
- Blizzard, December 5, 2016
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2016
- Hail, July 5, 2016
- Hail, June 24, 2016
- Hail, June 21, 2016
- Hail, June 18, 2016
- High Wind, February 18, 2016
- Ice Storm, February 13, 2016
- High Wind, February 6, 2016
- Dense Fog, December 20, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 12, 2015
- High Wind, December 9, 2015
- High Wind, November 18, 2015
- High Wind, October 11, 2015
- High Wind, July 28, 2015
- Hail, July 27, 2015
- Hail, July 4, 2015
- Tornado, June 30, 2015
- Hail, June 19, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2015
- High Wind, March 28, 2015
- Hail, September 3, 2014
- Tornado, July 24, 2014
- Flood, March 10, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2013
- Hail, August 10, 2013
- Hail, August 6, 2013
- Hail, August 5, 2013
- Hail, July 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2013
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Flood, May 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 13, 2013
- Blizzard, March 3, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2013
- Blizzard, November 8, 2012
- High Wind, October 16, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2012
- Hail, July 21, 2012
- Hail, June 26, 2012
- Hail, June 24, 2012
- High Wind, May 6, 2012
- High Wind, March 13, 2012
- High Wind, December 25, 2011
- Winter Weather, November 30, 2011
- Winter Storm, November 5, 2011
- Hail, August 31, 2011
- Hail, August 5, 2011
- Tornado, July 29, 2011
- Hail, July 15, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2011
- Flood, July 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2011
- Flood, June 5, 2011
- Flood, May 29, 2011
- Flood, May 29, 2011
- Flood, May 23, 2011
- Flood, May 21, 2011
- Flood, May 20, 2011
- Flood, May 18, 2011
- Blizzard, April 29, 2011
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2011
- Blizzard, March 21, 2011
- Flood, March 19, 2011
- Flood, March 17, 2011
- Flood, March 16, 2011
- Blizzard, March 11, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2011
- High Wind, February 13, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2011
- Blizzard, January 22, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2011
- Blizzard, December 29, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2010
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2010
- Freezing Fog, December 5, 2010
- Heavy Snow, November 9, 2010
- Blizzard, October 26, 2010
- Hail, September 9, 2010
- Hail, August 19, 2010
- Hail, August 11, 2010
- Hail, August 1, 2010
- Hail, July 29, 2010
- Hail, July 2, 2010
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Richland CountyEvery warning in Richland 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.