Thunderstorm Wind in Musselshell County, Montana

Thunderstorm Wind in Musselshell County, Montana: 45 recorded events between 1983 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #2,762 nationally and #41 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Musselshell County is the 2000s, when 17 of the county's 45 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 Musselshell County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 13.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,762 for this hazard and #41 within Montana, putting it in the 12.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Musselshell County with 17 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 Musselshell County, Montana?

45 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Musselshell County between 1983 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Musselshell County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Musselshell County measured 80.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Musselshell 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.