Thunderstorm Wind in Liberty County, Montana

Thunderstorm Wind in Liberty County, Montana: 82 recorded events between 1980 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #2,436 nationally and #28 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Liberty County is the 2020s, when 44 of the county's 82 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 Liberty County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 57.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,436 for this hazard and #28 within Montana, putting it in the 22.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Aug is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Liberty 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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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Liberty County, Montana?

82 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Liberty County between 1980 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Liberty County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Liberty County measured 75.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Liberty 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.