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
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
| Rank | County | Events | Deaths | Damage | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Yellowstone County | 15 | 0 | $0 | 1997–2013 |
| #2 | Valley County | 13 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2024 |
| #3 | Fallon County | 13 | 0 | $0 | 1999–2023 |
| #4 | Carter County | 11 | 0 | $0 | 1999–2025 |
| #5 | Powder River County | 10 | 0 | $0 | 1998–2014 |
| #6 | Cascade County | 8 | 0 | $0 | 2003–2023 |
| #7 | Fergus County | 7 | 0 | $0 | 2000–2019 |
| #8 | Dawson County | 6 | 0 | $0 | 1999–2023 |
| #9 | Sheridan County | 6 | 0 | $0 | 2010–2020 |
| #10 | Phillips County | 6 | 0 | $0 | 2005–2018 |
| #11 | Musselshell County | 6 | 0 | $0 | 1999–2025 |
| #12 | Gallatin County | 6 | 0 | $0 | 2007–2023 |
| #13 | Roosevelt County | 6 | 0 | $0 | 1998–2024 |
| #14 | Blaine County | 6 | 0 | $0 | 2007–2014 |
| #15 | Judith Basin County | 6 | 0 | $0 | 2000–2022 |
| #16 | Rosebud County | 6 | 0 | $0 | 2010–2024 |
| #17 | Wheatland County | 5 | 0 | $0 | 1997–2005 |
| #18 | Custer County | 5 | 0 | $0 | 1998–2014 |
| #19 | Hill County | 5 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2023 |
| #20 | Garfield County | 5 | 0 | $0 | 2001–2011 |
| #21 | Golden Valley County | 4 | 0 | $0 | 1999–2013 |
| #22 | Richland County | 4 | 0 | $0 | 2005–2024 |
| #23 | Daniels County | 4 | 0 | $0 | 1999–2010 |
| #24 | Flathead County | 3 | 0 | $0 | 2010–2014 |
| #25 | Beaverhead County | 3 | 0 | $0 | 1997–2019 |