Central and Southern Valley County, Montana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1996 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
4
Floods since 1996
386
All events
1
Deaths
$233K
Property damage
Year by year
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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.
Valley County Law Enforcement reported an auto accident on Highway 24 about 3 miles southeast of Glasgow. Occupant was believed to loose control on icy patch on bridge and was partially ejected.
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The Glasgow International Airport ASOS site (KGGW) measured a wind gust of 82 mph. Some blowing dust was also observed, mainly east of Nashua (see image).
Blizzard Blizzard
Observations from the Glasgow Airport ASOS, DOT reports of severe driving conditions and an NWS Employee confirmed near-zero visibility in blowing snow. Additionally at 9:15 AM, DOT reported a semi-truck slide-off resulting in blocked lanes of traffic.
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The St Marie MT-24 DOT site (MTSTM) recorded a wind gust of 68 mph.
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The King Coulee RAWS site (KIGM8) recorded a wind gust of 61 mph.
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Multiple observations in central and southern Valley County recorded wind gusts in excess of 57 mph, the strongest of which was 60 mph, measured at the Vandalia N Montana Climate Office mesonet site (MTM34).
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A few observations in central and southern Valley County recorded wind gusts in excess of 62 mph, the strongest of which was 66 mph, measured at the King Coulee RAWS site (KIGM8).
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Multiple observations in central and southern Valley County recorded wind gusts in excess of 59 mph, the strongest of which was 75 mph, measured at the Glasgow Airport ASOS site (KGGW).
Blizzard Blizzard
An NWS Employee reported near white-out blizzard conditions while driving along US-Highway 2 between Oswego and Glasgow. Time estimated by radar.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
The Glasgow airport ASOS (KGGW) reported visibility of 1/2 mile or less for about 1 1/2 hours.
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Multiple locations recorded severe wind gusts, some up to 62 mph.
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The BLM Vandalia N mesonet site (MTM34) measured a 60 mph wind gust.
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The Montana Climate office mesonet site Larslan SW (LLNM8) measured a 66 mph wind gust.
Freezing Fog Freezing Fog
Power was out for more than 24 hours at a residence in Larslan. Power lines in the area were weighed down and stretched causing brief power outages across the area. Near zero visibility created hazardous driving conditions at times. Less than a quarter mile visibility was not con…
Blizzard Blizzard
The Glasgow airport ASOS site (KGGW) recorded visibility of 1/4 mile or worse in blowing snow for about 4.5 hours. Multiple other reports included stranded motorists unable to see beyond the hoods of their vehicles, severe driving conditions, long-term power outages and school ca…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Meteorologists at the National Weather Service Office in Glasgow, measured 9.6 inches of snow, some of which easily compacted and melted on contact. Power outages and fallen tree limbs were also common in Glasgow. Additional trained spotter snowfall reports included 10 inches at …
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Wind gusts up to 63 mph were reported at both the King Coulee RAWS site (KIGM8) and the Barth Springs Montana Climate Office Mesonet site (ARTM8).
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall began roughly at 10:00 AM on November 27th in the southwest portion of the zone, then spread northeast, reaching the Glasgow area about 2:30 AM on November 28th. Snow ended roughly 1:00 AM to 3:00 AM on November 29th. While snowfall reports around 4 inches were more comm…
Dense Fog Dense Fog
The Glasgow airport ASOS site (KGGW) recorded dense fog with visibility of 1/4 mile or worse for about 3 hours on the 27th.
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The Glasgow airport ASOS site (KGGW) recorded dense fog with visibility of 1/4 mile or worse for about 4 hours on the 26th.
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The Glasgow airport ASOS site (KGGW) recorded dense fog with 1/4 mile visibility or worse for a period of about 12 hours.
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The Glasgow airport ASOS site (KGGW) recorded a 58 mph wind gust.
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The St. Marie MT-24 DOT site (MTSTM) measured a 59 mph wind gust.
Drought Drought
The D2 drought conditions that were over most of this area diminished and ended during this period.
Drought Drought
D2 drought across a majority of the zone to begin the month, improved slightly to D1 drought for the extreme northeast section.
Drought Drought
D2 drought conditions expanded to include all but the far southwestern corner of Central and Southern Valley County by the end of the month.
Drought Drought
The drought worsened to D2 over northern third of central and southeast Valley county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Mesonet observations reported wind chills as cold as -40F (both at 6WSW Lustre and 2WSW Larslan).
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Observations reported wind chills as cold as -57F (Glasgow Airport, 6WSW Lustre and 1NE St. Marie).
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ASOS and mesonet observations reported wind chills as cold as -58F (Glasgow Airport and 2WSW Larslan).
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Mesonet observations reported wind chills as cold as -49F (6WSW Lustre and 1NE Saint Marie).
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills as low as -42 were observed at various stations across central Valley county. The coldest was at Mesonet station 2WSW Larslan (DVI08083 Larslan).
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals of 4 to 10 inches fell across northern Valley County. The least amount fell at Fort Peck with the highest amount at a Cocorahs station 0.3N of Glasgow. 7.4 inches fell at a Cooperative observer 14 NW of Glasgow.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
A wind chill of -40F was reported at 1NE of Saint Marie.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A wind gust to 51 mph occurred 11N Vandalia at 815 PM. NWS Employee said visibility was about 10 feet in blowing snow about 13ESE St. Marie at about 9 PM.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Rain that froze on cold ground helped cause accidents. A late afternoon accident blocked both lanes near Hinsdale and involved emergency vehicles. Another accident was reported at 11 miles east of Glasgow. No injuries were reported.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Employee at Glasgow business fell while walking on iced sidewalk.
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Mesonet at Fort Peck dam reported wind gusts to 62 mph, the Glasgow ASOS reported a wind gust to 58 mph at 952 pm.
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Highest gust occurred at the King Coulee RAWS at 344 pm.
Drought Drought
D2 drought conditions over the eastern portions of the county, improved to D1 drought by the end of the month.
Drought Drought
On the third week of October, D2-Severe drought spread into the eastern two thirds of central and southern Valley County. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.
High Wind High Wind
A peak wind gust of 92 mph was recorded at the Glasgow Airport ASOS (KGGW). This is the all time highest recorded wind gust ever at this location. Other notable gusts were 79 mph recorded at the 7 SW Glasgow mesonet site at 9:40 PM and 73 mph at the Saint Marie site (07MT) at 9:3…
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The public reported, via Facebook, the West End Shelter #3 building near Fort Peck Marina had completely collapsed. Part of the building had been blown 40 yards. Pictures in social media point. Time is estimated.
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The public reported, via Facebook, multiple branches down in their yard, the front step moved away from the house, and a portion of their garage wall moved out. Picture is on social media. Time is estimated.
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The public reported, via Facebook, a large tree down on a house in the town of Glasgow. Picture is on social media. Times are estimated.
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A NWS Employee reported seeing a fence knocked down in the town of Glasgow. Times are estimated.
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A peak wind gust of 61 mph was measured at 11:20 AM at the Glasgow Airport ASOS (KGGW) and at 12:00 PM at the Saint Marie Marco mesonet site (07MT).
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A peak wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at 8:44 AM and 9:44 AM on May 7th at the King Coulee RAWS site (KIGM8).
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A peak wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at 1:53 PM at the Glasgow Airport ASOS site (KGGW).
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The Glasgow Airport ASOS (KGGW) measured a convective shower wind gust of 63 mph.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 0 |
| 2024 | 21 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 |
| 2011 | 22 | 0 |
| 2010 | 24 | 0 |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 |
| 2008 | 20 | 0 |
| 2007 | 13 | 0 |
| 2006 | 13 | 0 |
| 2005 | 14 | 0 |
| 2004 | 14 | 0 |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
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