Severe Weather History


Montana Funnel Cloud History: 207 Recorded Events

207

Recorded events

50

Counties affected

0

Direct deaths

$0

Property damage

Montana funnel cloud history: 207 recorded events across 50 counties between 1996 and 2025.

Decade by decade

Montana funnel cloud history by decade

Montana funnel cloud history: recorded events per decade
Montana funnel cloud history: recorded events per decade

The 2010s are the busiest decade on record with 69 reported funnel cloud 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 funnel cloud events in Montana

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Yellowstone County150$01997–2013
#2Valley County130$01996–2024
#3Fallon County130$01999–2023
#4Carter County110$01999–2025
#5Powder River County100$01998–2014
#6Cascade County80$02003–2023
#7Fergus County70$02000–2019
#8Dawson County60$01999–2023
#9Sheridan County60$02010–2020
#10Phillips County60$02005–2018
#11Musselshell County60$01999–2025
#12Gallatin County60$02007–2023
#13Roosevelt County60$01998–2024
#14Blaine County60$02007–2014
#15Judith Basin County60$02000–2022
#16Rosebud County60$02010–2024
#17Wheatland County50$01997–2005
#18Custer County50$01998–2014
#19Hill County50$01996–2023
#20Garfield County50$02001–2011
#21Golden Valley County40$01999–2013
#22Richland County40$02005–2024
#23Daniels County40$01999–2010
#24Flathead County30$02010–2014
#25Beaverhead County30$01997–2019
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

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