Cascade County Below 5000ft County, Montana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2022 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
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Floods since 1996
82
All events
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Deaths
$20K
Property damage
Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
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.
High Wind High Wind
ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport measured a 61 mph gust. Additionally, Montana mesonet station Sun River SE measured sustained winds, over 70 minutes, averaging 42 mph. Montana mesonet station Cascade E MDA measured a 59 mph gust.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Several trained spotters as well as WFO Great Falls measured total snowfall in excess of 6 inches. The peak observation for the event was 11.5 inches 7 miles SSE of Ulm.
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AWOS station K1AM Alpha measured a 58 mph wind gust. Eden NW MT Mesonet averaged 41 mph sustained winds between 10:40am to 12:10pm MST.
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Montana mesonet site Belt NW measured a 58 mph wind gust. Montana mesonet site Sun River SE also measured a high wind gust.
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Mesonet station MTM76 Cascade E Mda measured a 66 mph wind gust. ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport also measured a high wind gust and an averaged sustain wind of 42 mph between 9:00pm to 10:00pm MST on the 17th.
Blizzard Blizzard
ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport reported blizzard conditions with winds gusting 35 to 45 mph from 11:50am to 3:50pm MST. Montana Department of Transportation reported severe driving conditions for most of the highways in Cascade County. The NWS Great Falls Office measured a…
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AWOS station K1AM Alpha measured a 77 mph wind gust and measured an average sustained wind of 45 mph between 1:55 AM and 9:55 AM MST. Numerous weather stations also measured high wind gusts, with a few stations measuring high sustained winds for 5 to 6 hours.
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Numerous weather stations reported high wind gusts with a few also reporting high sustained winds over the span of 3 to 7 hours. The highest wind gust was measured at Montana mesonet station Sun River SE of 73 mph, and also measured an average sustained wind of 49 mph from 8:55am…
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RSOIS equipment at NWS Great Falls measured a 67 mph gust. Additional sensors in this zone that measured criteria winds/gusts include ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport, AWOS stations KGFA Malmstrom AFB and K1AM Alpha, and Montana mesonet stations Belt NW Cascade E MDA.
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Mesonet station Cascade E MDA measured a 65 mph gust.
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ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport measured a 60 mph gust.
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ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport measured a 64 mph wind gust. Multiple weather stations also hit a high wind gust.
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MT Mesonet Eden NW measured a 65 mph wind gust. A few other site including MT mesonet Belt NW, Mesonet station MTM76 Cascade E Mda, Mesonet station FW1843 Great Falls, and ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport also reported a high wind gust.
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A few sensors measured gusts of 58 mph or greater, including ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport, mesonet station MTM76 Cascade E MDA, Montana mesonet stations Belt NW and Eden NW, and AWOS station K1IM India. The peak gust was 63 mph and was observed at the Cascade E MDA senso…
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Many sensors measured gusts of 58 mph or greater or sustained winds of 40 mph or greater averaged over at least an hour, including Montana mesonet stations Belt NW, Sun River SE, Benton Lake W, and Eden NW, ASOS/AWOS stations KGTF Great Falls Airport, K1IM India, K1AM Alpha, and …
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ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport, AWOS station K1AM Raynesford, MTM76 Cascade E MDA, and MT mesonet stations Eden NW and Sun River SE all measured gusts of 58 mph or greater, with Sun River SE measuring sustained winds of 40 mph or greater over at least an hour. The peak obs…
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Mesonet station MTM76 Cascade E, MT Mesonet station Sun River SE, official NWS Great Falls obs (RSOIS), and ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport all measured wind gusts of 58 mph of or greater, including a peak gust of 63 mph at Cascade E and Sun River SE.
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Several stations measured criteria gusts, including MTM76 Cascade E (65 mph), MT mesonet sensor Sun River SE (59 mph), ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport (63 mph), and FW1843 Great Falls (63 mph).
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Social media reported 6.3 inches of snow in Cascade. Spotters reported a storm total of 8 inches near Ulm and 6 inches at the Great Falls NWS office.
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ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport reported a 59 mph wind gust.
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Ambient weather station West View Estates measured a 62 mph wind gust. Two other ambient weather stations also measured a high wind gust.
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AWOS station K1AM Alpha measured a 59 mph wind gust.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport measured wind chill of -36F.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport measured wind chill of -52 F.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Multiple reports were received from trained spotters, the public, and an off-duty NWS employee of 6 inches new snow or greater, including a peak measurement of a foot.
High Wind High Wind
ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport measured a peak gust of 71 mph. The ASOS also measured sustained winds, averaged over more than an hour, of 45 mph. Additional sensors in the zone to measure gusts of or greater than 58 mph include FW5493 Vaughn (58 mph), FW1843 Great Falls (…
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Mesonet station MTM76 Cascade E Mda measured a 60 mph gust.
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Multiple sensors measured sustained winds of at least 40 mph over an hour or gusts of 58 mph or greater, including ASOS station KGFT Great Falls Airport which measured a 72 mph gust. Additionally, the ASOS measured sustained winds, averaged over an hour, of 45 mph between 530 and…
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AWOS station KGFA Malmstrom Air Force Base measured a 67 mph gust.
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Mesonet station FW1843 Great Falls (10 miles WSW of Stockett) measured two gusts of 60 mph or greater, including a peak gust of 64 mph.
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ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport measured many gusts in excess of 58 mph, including a peak gust of 75 mph. Sustained winds averaged 44 mph between 815 PM MDT and 925 PM MDT.
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AWOS station K1AM Alpha measured multiple gusts in excess of 58 mph, including a peak gust of 68 mph.
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AWOS station K1AM India measured a 66 mph gust.
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The RSOIS at NWS Great Falls measured a peak gust of 79 mph.
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Mesonet station FW5493 Vaughn (1 WSW of Sun Prarie) measured a 62 mph gust.
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Ambient weather sensor 'six spot' measured a single gust to 58 mph on the west side of Great Falls.
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Mesonet station FW1843 Great Falls measured a single 59 mph gust.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The public reported 7 inches new snow in Belt.
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Mesonet station MTM76 Cascade E MDA measured a 61 mph gust.
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Ambient weather sensor in Stockett measured a 60 mph gust.
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Mesonet station MTM76 Cascade E MDA measured a gust of 62 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter reported 8 inches total storm total snow, with 6 inches falling by 625 PM MST on the 7th.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Multiple snow reports were made from lower elevations of Cascade county. Most were around 4 to 5 inches, but a single report of 6.5 inches was made 7 SSE of Ulm.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Public report of 8 inches of snowfall near 6 S Highwood. Times estimated.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport 5wsw Great Falls. Wind chill of -58F.
High Wind High Wind
NWS employee found a 3 to 6 inch diameter branch broken in Great Falls associated with the passing mountain wave.
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ASOS station KGTF Great Falls measured a single gust to 58 mph.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
CO-OP Observer station SNRM8 Sun River 4S measured 1 inch of snowfall. Time estimated.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
COOP Observer reported 1.4 inches of snowfall in less than 12 hours. There were other reports across Cascade county of 0.5 inches and 2 inches of snow had fallen in less than 12 hours.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Numerous reports of snow reaching winter storm criteria as well as impacts from the snow were received over this period. Official NWS obs at WFO Great Falls totaled 6 inches new snow for the event. Both an NWS employee and the public reported snowfall amounts in excess of 8 inche…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 20 | 0 |
| 2023 | 21 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 |
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