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Montana damaging wind history

From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 2,246 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Montana, 2,233 of them 58 mph or more and 221 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 384 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was May 13, 2026 (73 reports in Montana). The highest wind on record is 140 mph, on July 30, 1957. 2026 so far: 347 preliminary reports.

2,246wind reports 2016–2025
2,23358 mph or more
22175 mph or more
140 mphhighest on record
3472026 preliminary reports

Montana's biggest wind day since 2016: May 13, 2026

75 mph or more58–74 mphbelow 58 mph or no speed given

73 damaging wind reports in Montana, 8 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →

1990: 321991: 321992: 171993: 581994: 671995: 981996: 721997: 1131998: 951999: 842000: 1392001: 2002002: 2712003: 862004: 982005: 1572006: 1812007: 2512008: 2112009: 1202010: 1612011: 1852012: 1402013: 3212014: 1292015: 1582016: 2052017: 1452018: 1742019: 2302020: 2352021: 2062022: 2992023: 1352024: 2992025: 318199019931996199920022005200820112014201720202023max 321
Damaging wind reports per year in Montana, 1990–2025

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Days with the most damaging wind reports in Montana

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
May 13, 202673894 mph
September 2, 202668583 mph
July 8, 201360896 mph
July 7, 2020491189 mph
May 20, 2020475110 mph
May 13, 200746576 mph
July 4, 200843383 mph
August 10, 200743275 mph
June 4, 200642881 mph
June 27, 202440176 mph
July 14, 201937692 mph
June 27, 201937290 mph
June 29, 200237781 mph
June 10, 20213618115 mph
July 12, 2006362286 mph

Highest wind speeds reported in Montana

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
July 30, 195711140 mph
June 24, 2016247125 mph
June 15, 199541124 mph
July 13, 199511122 mph
June 9, 2016183120 mph
July 27, 2015265120 mph
July 15, 201341120 mph
August 6, 2010162120 mph
July 9, 201832119 mph
August 5, 2013163119 mph

Montana damaging wind reports by year

YearDamaging wind reports58 mph+75 mph+HighestDays with reports
2026*3473312094 mph46
20253183141892 mph58
20242992973283 mph46
20231351341191 mph30
20222992992891 mph41
202120620031115 mph32
202023523526110 mph30
201923023015100 mph43
201817417419119 mph33
201714514510115 mph31
201620520531125 mph40
201515815622120 mph25
20141291291281 mph33
201332130534120 mph44
20121401381196 mph35
201118518518110 mph37
201016116121120 mph32
2009120119585 mph27
20082112092192 mph38
200725125126100 mph39
20061811816298 mph29
200515715732113 mph31
20049898890 mph21
200386868100 mph20
200227127044104 mph39
200120019734115 mph43
200013913322105 mph30
199984761392 mph19
19989585784 mph28
19971139817115 mph24
1996726615104 mph27
199598689124 mph25
19946725592 mph31
199358291097 mph21
1992178299 mph12
1991327177 mph14
19903212186 mph10
19896028590 mph25
198855532198 mph26
19871312890 mph6
19861310175 mph7
19851810598 mph11
19842421074 mph12
198345225100 mph19
1982205064 mph14
198117124100 mph13
19802012381 mph14
1979115074 mph7
19781910181 mph14
197743186 mph4
19761411071 mph11
19752617284 mph17
197476179 mph6
19732918281 mph15
19721110064 mph10
1971117068 mph8
197030214106 mph12
19691613072 mph11
196827205100 mph16
19671111178 mph7
1966107386 mph10
196587063 mph8
19641211292 mph9
19632016392 mph13
1962118281 mph10
1961852101 mph7
196053186 mph4
1959104386 mph7
195855596 mph5
195715106140 mph10
195652182 mph4
195521069 mph2

* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.

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