Thunderstorm Wind in Judith Basin County, Montana

Thunderstorm Wind in Judith Basin County, Montana: 57 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 71. That places the county #2,659 nationally and #35 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Judith Basin County is the 2000s, when 18 of the county's 57 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Judith Basin County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 23.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,659 for this hazard and #35 within Montana, putting it in the 15.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Judith Basin County with 22 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

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Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Judith Basin County, Montana?

57 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Judith Basin County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Judith Basin County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Judith Basin County measured 71.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Judith Basin County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.