Cascade County, Montana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
12
Tornado reports
253
Hail reports
32
Floods since 1996
1,114
All events
4
Deaths
$2.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Cascade County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 12 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
BTCM8, Belt Creek near Monarch, crested at 6.79 feet on May 17th. Water levels resulted in strong currents that claimed the lives of two men visiting from Canada. The two men went into the fast moving water to retrieve their dog. The dog made it to shore, but the two men were pul…
A high wind event moved across north central Montana on the 12th. Sustained wind speeds of 40 to 50 mph were very common throughout the afternoon, and into the evening hours. Wind gusts were near 70 mph during the peak of the event. These winds started to increase in strength aro…
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Mesonet station MTM76 Cascade E Mda thunderstorm wind gust.
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AWOS station K1IM India thunderstorm wind gust.
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Trained spotter reported thunderstorm wind gust.
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AWOS station K1AM Alpha thunderstorm wind gust.
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ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport thunderstorm wind gust.
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MT Mesonet Belt NW thunderstorm wind gust.
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AWOS station KGFA Malmstrom Airforce Base thunderstorm wind gust.
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ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport thunderstorm wind gust. Social media relayed a report of wind damage to a home roof and a barn roof in Great Falls due to thunderstorm winds.
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RSOIS equipment at wfo Great Falls measured a 62 mph gust associated with a convective shower.
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ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport. A few lighting strikes developed south of town after the initial gust blew through.
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MT mesonet station Sun River SE.
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Asos station Kgtf Great Falls Airport.
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Ambient weather station north of Great Falls.
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Ambient weather station. Sustained winds were 55 mph at the time of observation.
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AWOS station K1IM India measured the gust.
Hail Hail
Public reported 1 inch hail. Time of report estimated via radar.
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There was a report of 6 inches of flowing water in the street in northwest Great Falls. Garbage cans floating down the street. There was another report of water covering 15th Street North in Black Eagle. No specific damages or injuries were reported from the flooding.
Hail Hail
Facebook report of 1 inch hail in Tiger Butte.
Hail Hail
Corrects previous hail report from 9 WNW Monarch. Facebook report of 1 inch hail in Tiger Butte.
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Ambient weather sensor in northern Cascade county measured a 59 mph gust.
Hail Hail
Mping report of quarter sized hail.
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Quarter size hail reported by member of the public.
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Quarter size hail reported. Damage to vehicles and RV reported as well.
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Public report with image of quarter sized hail next to a quarter for reference.
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Quarter sized hail reported.
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Trained spotter reports quarter size hail along with 30 to 50 mph winds along highway 87 north of the Republic Services Landfill and south of Dent Bridge Road.
Hail Hail
Social media report of three quarter of an inch to an inch sized hail.
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Social media report of 1 inch hail. Time and location estimated.
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Quarter sized hail reported.
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Trained spotter reports quarter size to slightly larger than quarter size hail.
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Ambient weather station measured gust.
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Corrects previous non-thunderstorm wind dmg report from 2 SW Great Falls to Thunderstorm Wind Dmg. Large conifer tree snapped and down on Cherry Dr in Fox Farm area.
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A 68 mph gust measured at NWS Great Falls (corrected from Non-Tstm Gust to Tstm gust).
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A 63 mph gust at Ambient weather station.
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A 59 mph gust at ambient weather station (corrected from Non-Tstm Gust to Tstm gust).
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A 58 mph gust at Ambient weather station (corrected from Non-Tstm Gust to Tstm gust).
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A 63 mph wind gust measured at a ambient weather station on NW side of Great Falls.
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A 65 mph gust measured at Ambient weather station on west side of Great Falls.
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AWOS station K1IM India measured a severe gust.
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Ambient Weather Sensor measured gust.
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Mesonet station FW1843 measured a severe gust 10 miles WSW of Stockett.
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ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport measured a sever gust.
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Ambient weather sensor measured a severe gust.
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Mesonet station MTM76 Cascade E MDA measured a severe gust.
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Public report of a 59 mph gust. Time estimated using radar.
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ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport measured a sever caliber gust.
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Public weather station reported a severe caliber gust. Location was estimated.
Hail Hail
Time and location estimated. Hail stones between 1 and 1.5 inches were observed.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 84 | 0 |
| 2021 | 50 | 0 |
| 2020 | 45 | 0 |
| 2019 | 73 | 0 |
| 2018 | 41 | 0 |
| 2017 | 42 | 0 |
| 2016 | 24 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 |
| 2014 | 73 | 0 |
| 2013 | 72 | 0 |
| 2012 | 28 | 0 |
| 2011 | 35 | 0 |
| 2010 | 21 | 0 |
| 2009 | 15 | 0 |
| 2008 | 27 | 0 |
| 2007 | 33 | 0 |
| 2006 | 19 | 0 |
| 2005 | 16 | 0 |
| 2004 | 22 | 0 |
| 2003 | 34 | 0 |
| 2002 | 39 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 1 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 3 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1975 | 3 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 3 | 0 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970 | 4 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965 | 3 | 0 |
| 1963 | 3 | 1 |
| 1961 | 3 | 1 |
| 1960 | 2 | 0 |
| 1958 | 7 | 1 |
| 1957 | 2 | 0 |
| 1955 | 2 | 0 |
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