Storm History: Sanders County, Montana

Events

1,122

Deaths

30

Injuries

50

Damage

$18 million

Episodes

608

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.

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• Winter Storm, February 13, 20254 deaths · 4 injured · 3 events here
• Dense Fog, December 15, 20232 deaths · 5 injured · $70,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 19, 20182 deaths · 3 injured · $1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 18, 19962 deaths · 1 injured · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, November 6, 20222 deaths · 1 injured · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20252 deaths · 2 injured · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 6, 20252 deaths · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 12, 20081 death · $200,000 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20231 death · 3 injured · $130,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20261 death · $72,000 · 63 kt wind · 7 events here
• High Wind, July 14, 20251 death · $26,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, November 4, 20221 death · $4,000 · 74 kt wind · 6 events here
• Heavy Snow, September 13, 20171 death · 2 injured · $1,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 19961 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20041 death · 6 injured · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 19, 20121 death · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, December 9, 20131 death · 2 injured · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20141 death · 1 injured · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 20141 death · 1 injured · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, December 4, 20141 death · 5 injured · 1 event here

• Winter Storm, February 8, 2018$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2021$3.6 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 17, 2025$1.7 million · 86 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, May 1, 1997$1.5 million · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, April 10, 2020$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, February 7, 1996$700,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 2, 2005$700,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 13, 2021$640,000 · 109 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, September 28, 2019$350,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 27, 2019$215,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 2012$214,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, March 11, 1996$200,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 12, 20081 death · $200,000 · 3 events here
• High Wind, September 7, 2020$190,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, October 17, 2017$145,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, November 24, 2015$134,000 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20231 death · 3 injured · $130,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 2024$120,000 · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 15, 2021$113,000 · 69 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 2, 2022$100,000 · 2 events here

• Hail, June 13, 20062 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 31, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 16, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 19991.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 5, 19971.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 1993$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 1993$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20251.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 31, 2025$500 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, May 21, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 2022$6,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 2016$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 23, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 2013$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20101 in hail · 1 event here

• Frost/Freeze, June 7, 20262 events here
• Debris Flow, May 28, 20261 event here
• Strong Wind, May 20, 2026$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, May 14, 20263 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 25, 20262 events here
• Winter Weather, April 15, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20261 death · $72,000 · 63 kt wind · 7 events here
• Strong Wind, March 7, 2026$3,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20262 events here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 2026$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20262 events here
• Winter Weather, January 1, 20263 events here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20253 events here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20253 events here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 2025$3,000 · 57 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 17, 2025$1.7 million · 86 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, December 15, 2025$1,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, December 10, 2025$100,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 8, 2025$500 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 4, 20253 events here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20253 events here
• Winter Storm, November 27, 20251 injured · $15,000 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 24, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, October 12, 2025$500 · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, September 23, 20251 event here
• Hail, July 31, 2025$500 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, July 14, 20251 death · $26,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20251.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 2025$2,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, April 2, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, March 31, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 21, 20251 event here
• Avalanche, February 21, 2025$5,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20253 events here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20254 deaths · 4 injured · 3 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20253 events here
• Winter Storm, February 6, 20252 deaths · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 2025$20,000 · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, February 1, 20253 events here
• Ice Storm, January 31, 20253 events here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20252 deaths · 2 injured · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, December 29, 20242 events here
• High Wind, December 17, 202458 kt wind · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, December 7, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 2024$120,000 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 16, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 4, 20242 events here
• Winter Weather, November 2, 20241 event here
• High Wind, October 4, 2024$8,000 · 72 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, September 30, 20243 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20243 events here
• Heat, July 9, 20243 events here
• Heavy Snow, June 16, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, June 15, 2024$20,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20242 events here
• Strong Wind, February 29, 2024$17,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 2024$15,000 · 3 events here
• Freezing Fog, December 21, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, December 15, 20232 deaths · 5 injured · $70,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20231 death · 3 injured · $130,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, November 22, 20232 events here
• Winter Weather, November 2, 20232 events here
• Winter Storm, October 24, 20233 events here
• Debris Flow, May 21, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20232 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 20233 events here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 2023$4,000 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20232 events here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, December 20, 20226 events here
• Winter Storm, December 17, 20223 events here
• Winter Weather, December 4, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20223 events here
• Winter Storm, November 30, 20223 events here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, November 25, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, November 9, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, November 6, 20222 deaths · 1 injured · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, November 4, 20221 death · $4,000 · 74 kt wind · 6 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 2, 2022$100,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 2022$6,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 11, 2022$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 10, 20221 event here
• High Wind, April 4, 20221 injured · $40,000 · 62 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, March 7, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20223 events here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20224 events here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 18, 20213 events here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, December 7, 20214 events here
• Strong Wind, December 1, 2021$2,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 15, 2021$113,000 · 69 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2021$3.6 million · 1 event here
• Heat, June 28, 20212 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 18, 2021$80,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 28, 2021$3,000 · 67 kt wind · 3 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20211 event here
• High Wind, January 13, 2021$640,000 · 109 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, December 22, 20202 events here
• Ice Storm, December 9, 20202 events here
• Winter Weather, November 19, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, October 23, 2020$1,000 · 3 events here
• High Wind, October 13, 2020$10,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, September 8, 20203 events here
• High Wind, September 7, 2020$190,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, April 10, 2020$1.0 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 2020$76,000 · 63 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 4, 2020$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20201 event here
• High Wind, February 1, 2020$15,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 19, 20192 events here
• Winter Weather, December 14, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, December 12, 20191 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 2019$215,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, November 10, 2019$30,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, October 28, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, October 8, 20192 events here
• High Wind, September 28, 2019$350,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, September 27, 20192 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20194 events here
• Blizzard, February 24, 20191 event here
• Avalanche, February 11, 20193 events here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 2, 20193 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 20193 events here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, December 19, 20182 deaths · 3 injured · $1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, November 23, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 20, 20183 events here
• Winter Weather, November 7, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 9, 20183 events here
• Flood, May 23, 20181 event here
• Flood, May 17, 20181 event here
• Flood, May 11, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 5, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20183 events here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 2018$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20181 death · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20173 events here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20173 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 2, 20172 events here
• High Wind, October 17, 2017$145,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, September 17, 20171 event here
• Frost/Freeze, September 15, 20171 event here
• Heavy Snow, September 13, 20171 death · 2 injured · $1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 17, 20171 event here
• High Wind, April 7, 2017$23,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, March 19, 20171 event here
• Heavy Rain, March 17, 2017$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 8, 20173 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 7, 20171 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20172 events here
• Blizzard, February 5, 2017$10,000 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 2017$50,000 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20172 events here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20173 events here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20172 events here
• Winter Storm, December 27, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 20, 201654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 14, 20162 events here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 3, 20163 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 12, 20162 events here
• Frost/Freeze, September 13, 20167 events here
• Hail, August 18, 2016$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, May 12, 2016$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 17, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 14, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 13, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 21, 20153 events here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 16, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20151 event here
• Ice Storm, December 3, 20153 events here
• Winter Storm, November 24, 2015$134,000 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, November 17, 2015$95,000 · 57 kt wind · 4 events here
• Wildfire, August 28, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20152 events here
• Winter Storm, January 4, 2015$2,000 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, December 27, 20144 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 23, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, December 4, 20141 death · 5 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 2014$50,000 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, November 21, 2014$30,000 · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, November 10, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, November 9, 2014$15,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, September 9, 2014$500 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2014$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, June 16, 20142 events here
• Avalanche, March 4, 2014$4,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20143 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 20143 events here
• Blizzard, February 27, 20143 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 24, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 20141 death · 1 injured · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 20, 20141 injured · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20143 events here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20143 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20143 events here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 20141 injured · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20143 injured · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20141 death · 1 injured · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 2014$2,000 · 76 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20143 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20142 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 20, 20133 events here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20132 events here
• Winter Weather, December 9, 20131 death · 2 injured · 3 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 3, 20134 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20133 events here
• Blizzard, December 1, 20132 injured · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, November 26, 20134 events here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 20136 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 10, 20132 events here
• High Wind, November 7, 201352 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, November 5, 20133 events here
• Tornado, November 2, 2013EF0 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, October 27, 2013$3,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2013$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 21, 2013$500 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 13, 2013$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here

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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.