Cascade County Below 5000ft storm history
Storm events recorded in Cascade County Below 5000ft, Montana between 1950 and 2025.
69
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
0
Deaths
$0
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
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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.
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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…
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Asos station KGTF Great Falls Airport measured two gusts of 60 mph or greater, including a peak gust of 62 mph.
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NWS employee's Ambient Weather Sensor measured a 59 mph wind gust.
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RSOIS equipment at WFO Great Falls measured two wind gusts of 58 mph or greater, including a 62 mph peak gust.
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Wind gust of 62 mph measured at 7 SW Highwood. Wind was sustained at 50 mph during the time of the gust.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Many observations of heavy snow were reported, including official NWS observations. Official NWS observations measured 6.5 inches new snow in 12 hours, and 9.3 inches storm total. The peak total was observed by a co-op observer 4 miles ese of Fort Shaw, who measured 13.4 inches o…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
NWS Great Falls measured 10.6 inches storm total snow ending 6 PM MDT 4/13; 7.6 of which fell by noon MDT 4/13. An additional public report was received that stated 8 inches new snow fell near Tiger Butte in 24 hours.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Cascade County Sheriff's office reported several vehicle incidents and wrecks due to snow covered roadways.
High Wind High Wind
NWS employee via ambient weather station measured 61 mph wind gust near 6 W Sand Coulee.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Trained spotter reported a storm total of 6 inches ending March 10 at 5:37 PM (Friday). The spotter received an additional three inches of snow overnight into the morning of the 11th ( 7:22 AM Saturday). Official NWS observation reported 6.3 inches snowfall between 5am Friday and…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
COOP Observer SNRM8 (Sun River 4S) reported 9.2 inches of new snow over 24 hours. Localized band of persistent heavy snow sat over observation site.
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet station MTM76 (Cascade E MDA) reported 63 mph wind gust.
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Mesonet station Benton Lake reported 58 mph wind gust.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Two sensors measured wind chills of -40 F, including AWOS station K1AM Alpha.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 20 | 0 |
| 2023 | 21 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 |