Storm History: Sweet Grass County, Montana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Sweet Grass 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
- 899
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $4.5 million
- Episodes
- 502
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 | 331 | 1 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 251 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 109 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 61 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 23 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Tornado | 18 | 0 | 0 | $30 |
| Wildfire | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 10 | 9 | 3 | |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | $4.0 million |
| Heavy Rain | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 1 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Avalanche, January 3, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 30, 2011
- Avalanche, February 22, 2012
- Avalanche, March 11, 2014
- Avalanche, November 26, 2014
- Avalanche, December 19, 2015
- Avalanche, December 11, 2016
- Winter Weather, November 5, 2019
- Avalanche, December 27, 2021
- Avalanche, February 19, 2022
- Avalanche, December 31, 2022
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, August 11, 2019
- Hail, May 20, 1991
- Hail, July 4, 2022
- Hail, July 8, 2013
- Hail, July 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2001
- Hail, July 9, 2000
- Hail, June 10, 2021
- Hail, May 19, 2020
- Hail, July 7, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2018
- Hail, July 22, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2001
- Hail, June 16, 2007
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Winter Storm, May 20, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2026
- Winter Storm, April 22, 2026
- Winter Storm, April 15, 2026
- High Wind, April 7, 2026
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2026
- High Wind, March 16, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2026
- High Wind, March 11, 2026
- High Wind, March 7, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2026
- High Wind, February 25, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2026
- High Wind, February 16, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2025
- High Wind, December 10, 2025
- High Wind, December 9, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2025
- Hail, June 15, 2025
- Hail, June 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, May 5, 2025
- Winter Storm, April 27, 2025
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2025
- Blizzard, April 3, 2025
- Avalanche, April 1, 2025
- High Wind, March 24, 2025
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2025
- High Wind, March 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, March 6, 2025
- High Wind, February 25, 2025
- High Wind, February 22, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2025
- High Wind, January 31, 2025
- High Wind, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- High Wind, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2024
- High Wind, December 18, 2024
- High Wind, December 11, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2024
- Hail, June 23, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2024
- Winter Storm, May 22, 2024
- Winter Storm, May 7, 2024
- High Wind, May 6, 2024
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2024
- Winter Storm, April 5, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2024
- High Wind, February 24, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2024
- High Wind, January 8, 2024
- High Wind, December 9, 2023
- High Wind, December 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, November 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, October 24, 2023
- Winter Storm, October 11, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2023
- High Wind, February 19, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2023
- High Wind, February 4, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2023
- High Wind, January 26, 2023
- Avalanche, December 31, 2022
- High Wind, December 25, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2022
- High Wind, November 24, 2022
- High Wind, November 19, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 7, 2022
- High Wind, November 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 4, 2022
- High Wind, October 24, 2022
- Winter Storm, October 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2022
- High Wind, July 18, 2022
- Hail, July 4, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2022
- High Wind, June 14, 2022
- Heavy Snow, May 29, 2022
- Winter Storm, April 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, April 11, 2022
- High Wind, April 4, 2022
- High Wind, March 12, 2022
- High Wind, March 10, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2022
- High Wind, February 26, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2022
- Avalanche, February 19, 2022
- High Wind, February 19, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2022
- High Wind, February 9, 2022
- High Wind, February 7, 2022
- High Wind, February 4, 2022
- High Wind, January 31, 2022
- High Wind, January 25, 2022
- High Wind, January 11, 2022
- High Wind, January 7, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2022
- High Wind, January 1, 2022
- Avalanche, December 27, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2021
- High Wind, December 18, 2021
- High Wind, December 11, 2021
- High Wind, December 8, 2021
- High Wind, December 4, 2021
- High Wind, November 30, 2021
- High Wind, November 25, 2021
- High Wind, November 13, 2021
- High Wind, November 10, 2021
- High Wind, October 27, 2021
- Winter Storm, October 11, 2021
- High Wind, September 28, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Wildfire, August 1, 2021
- Wildfire, July 17, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2021
- Hail, June 10, 2021
- Winter Storm, April 18, 2021
- High Wind, March 28, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2021
- High Wind, February 25, 2021
- High Wind, February 21, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2021
- High Wind, January 19, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 13, 2021
- High Wind, January 12, 2021
- High Wind, January 2, 2021
- High Wind, December 22, 2020
- High Wind, December 19, 2020
- High Wind, December 15, 2020
- High Wind, November 27, 2020
- High Wind, November 15, 2020
- High Wind, November 13, 2020
- Blizzard, November 7, 2020
- High Wind, October 27, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 23, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 21, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 17, 2020
- High Wind, October 16, 2020
- High Wind, October 13, 2020
- High Wind, October 10, 2020
- Winter Storm, September 7, 2020
- Hail, July 23, 2020
- Hail, July 7, 2020
- Hail, June 24, 2020
- Hail, May 19, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 14, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2020
- Winter Storm, March 30, 2020
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2020
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2020
- High Wind, March 10, 2020
- High Wind, March 2, 2020
- High Wind, February 23, 2020
- High Wind, February 11, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2020
- Blizzard, February 2, 2020
- High Wind, February 1, 2020
- High Wind, January 31, 2020
- High Wind, January 6, 2020
- High Wind, January 3, 2020
- High Wind, December 31, 2019
- High Wind, December 16, 2019
- High Wind, December 3, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2019
- High Wind, November 23, 2019
- High Wind, November 17, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 5, 2019
- High Wind, October 30, 2019
- Winter Storm, October 26, 2019
- High Wind, October 22, 2019
- Winter Storm, October 8, 2019
- Hail, August 11, 2019
- Hail, August 10, 2019
- Hail, June 30, 2019
- Winter Storm, May 21, 2019
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2019
- High Wind, December 14, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 23, 2018
- Hail, July 28, 2018
- Hail, July 26, 2018
- Hail, July 2, 2018
- Tornado, June 28, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2018
- Blizzard, March 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2018
- Blizzard, February 14, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2018
- High Wind, January 24, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 27, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2017
- Winter Storm, November 2, 2017
- Winter Storm, November 1, 2017
- High Wind, October 18, 2017
- Winter Storm, September 20, 2017
- Winter Storm, September 14, 2017
- Winter Storm, May 17, 2017
- Winter Storm, April 27, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2017
- High Wind, February 9, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2017
- High Wind, December 30, 2016
- High Wind, December 27, 2016
- High Wind, December 19, 2016
- Blizzard, December 17, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2016
- Avalanche, December 11, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2016
- Winter Storm, November 16, 2016
- High Wind, October 14, 2016
- Heavy Snow, October 10, 2016
- Hail, July 16, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 28, 2016
- Avalanche, December 19, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2015
- High Wind, December 7, 2015
- High Wind, November 17, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 2, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Sweet Grass CountyEvery warning in Sweet Grass 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.