Severe Weather History


Montana High Wind History: 7,589 Recorded Events

7,629

Recorded events

1

Counties affected

4

Direct deaths

$10.0M

Property damage

Montana high wind history: 7,629 recorded events across 1 counties between 1996 and 2026.

Decade by decade

Montana high wind history by decade

Montana high wind history: recorded events per decade
Montana high wind history: recorded events per decade

The 2020s are the busiest decade on record with 1 reported high wind events across Montana. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most high wind events in Montana

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Cascade County10$02022–2022
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

All hazards in Montana · High Wind across the U.S.