284
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$6.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Roosevelt County, Montana: 284 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 104. That places the county #511 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Roosevelt County, Montana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Roosevelt County is the 2000s, when 98 of the county's 284 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 Roosevelt County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 46.4% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #511 for this hazard and #3 within Montana, putting it in the 83.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Roosevelt County with 139 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2010 | FROID | 96 | 1 | 1 | $250K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 | BREDETTE | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | FT KIPP | 54 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | POPLAR ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | WOLF PT INTL AIRPORT(KOLF) | 57 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | POPLAR RAWS | 53 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | POPLAR ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | POPLAR ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | WOLF PT INTL AIRPORT(KOLF) | 54 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | WOLF PT | 53 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | FROID | 57 | $0 |
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe thunderstorms across the region had widespread reports of winds in the 60 to 75 mph range, but a microburst 3 miles west of the town of Froid produced winds estimated based off of the damage survey at 110 to 125 mph. The winds hit just after 9 pm MDT. A modular home that was strapped to the ground had the straps snapped, and it was lifted from its foundation, thrown 30 feet to the north-northeast and flipped over. Two people were in the home at the time and a female ended up approximately 250-280 feet north-northeast of the main debris area. The female victim died shortly afterwards and the male victim was hospitalized with injuries including a broken arm and collarbone. The home was a total loss. A garage next to the home had damage to the garage doors, the siding on the west side of the home, and some of the roofing shingles torn off.
Roosevelt County law enforcement and numerous public reported significant damage in the town of Poplar. Numerous trees were uprooted and many homes damaged, including some roofs blown off or damaged. A FEMA Damage Assessment Team came after this event and determined the extent of damages to private and tribal HUD homes.
There was significant tree damage in the town of Froid. Some grain bins were blown over, and there was significant crop damage with crops blown down. The grain elevator in town had some metal siding peeled off and it also shifted slightly.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Roosevelt County, Montana?
284 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Roosevelt County between 1957 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Roosevelt County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Roosevelt County measured 104.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Roosevelt 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.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Roosevelt County, Montana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/montana/roosevelt-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.