Judith Basin County and Judith Gap 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
85
All events
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Deaths
$164K
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.
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Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser (MT DOT) measured a 63 mph wind gust. AWOS station K1CM Charlie also measured a high wind gust.
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AWOS station K1CM Charlie measured a 60 mph gust. Additionally, Montana mesonet station Judith Gap measured a 59 mph gust.
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Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser measured a 73 mph wind gust. AWOS station K1CM Charlie and mesonet Red Barn KMTGEYSE7 also measured a high wind gust.
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Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser measured a 66 mph wind gust, and measured an average sustained wind of 43 mph between 9:15am to 3:00pm MST. AWOS station K1CM Charlie also measured a high wind gust.
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Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser measured a 61 mph wind gust. A public weather station Red Barn KMTGEYSE7 also measured a high wind gust.
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Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser measured a 66 mph wind gust. AWOS station K1CM Charlie also measured high wind gusts.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions with winds gusting between 30 to 40 mph from 1:30pm MST to 5:45pm MST local time. Widespread severe driving conditions and highway closures on MT Highway 89 between Armington Junction and Stanford reported by Montana Department of Transportation due to the bli…
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Ambient Weather Station Red Barn - KMTGEYSE7 measured an 89 mph wind gust. Numerous weather stations also measured high wind gusts. Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser measured an average sustained wind of 56 mph between 4:33 AM to 9:02 AM MST.
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Multiple stations measured high wind gusts through the time period, with the majority of high winds being on the 8th. A few weather stations also reported high sustained winds of up to 7 to 9 hours on the 8th. The highest wind gust measured was 68 mph at Mesonet station MTGYS Gey…
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MT DOT sensor Geyser MTGYS measured many gusts in excess of 58 mph, including a peak gust of 73 mph. Additionally, sustained winds averaged 56 mph at this sensor for an hour between 1030 AM and 1130 AM 2/26. AWOS station K1BM also measured criteria winds.
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Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser (MT DOT) measured a 59 mph gust. A personal weather station nearby also measured a gust in excess of 58 mph.
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Mesonet station MTM47 Benchland measured two gusts of 58 mph or greater, including a peak of 61 mph. Additionally, AWOS station K1CM Charlie measured a 60 mph gust.
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Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser (MT DOT) measured a 59 mph wind gust. AWOS station K1CM Charlie also measured a high wind gust.
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Montana mesonet site Judith Gap had an average sustained wind speed of 41 mph from 10:55 to 11:55 A.M MST. Mesonet site Eddies Corner MTEDD measured a 59 mph wind gust.
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Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser (MT DOT) measured a 71 mph wind gust. AWOS station K1CM Charlie also measured a high wind gust.
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Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser (MT DOT) measured a 72 mph wind gust.
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Multiple sensors measured gust of 58 mph or greater, including AWOS station K1CM Charlie, and mesonet stations MTGYS Geyser (MT DOT), MTEDD Eddies Corner (MT DOT), and MTM47 Benchland. The peal gust observed was 68 mph at K1CM.
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Quite a few sensors measured sustained winds of 40 mph or greater averaged over at least an hour or gusts of 58 mph or greater, including mesonet stations MTEDD Eddies Corner (MT DOT), MTGYS Geyser (MT DOT), MWSM 2 W Moccasin, AWOS station K1CM Charlie, and Montana mesonet statio…
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Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser, AWOS station K1CM Charlie, and MT mesonet stations Judith Gap, Moccasin, and Benchland all measured gusts of 58 mph or greater. The peak gust was at Geyser, and was 67 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A coop observer in Stanford and the public near Buffalo observed snow in excess of 6 inches, with the highest amount (8 inches) near Buffalo. Start time is estimated.
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AWOS station K1CM Charlie measured multiple gusts in excess of 58 mph, including a peak of 67 mph. MT DOT sensor Geyser also measured a few gusts in excess of 58 mph, including a peak of 62 mph.
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Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser (MT DOT) averages sustained winds of 45 mph. They also measured a 62 mph wind gust.
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Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser (MT DOT) measured an average sustained wind of 43 mph between 10:30 and 11:45 MST. They also had a high wind gust of 60 mph.
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Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser (MT DOT) averaged sustained winds of 41 mph over an hour. It also had a high wind gust of 58 mph.
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Mesonet sensor MTGYS Geyser DOT measured sustained winds, averaged over an hour, of 41 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Trained spotter 5 miles SW of Stanford reported 6 inches new snow. A cocorahs reporter 2 miles east of Buffalo reported 8 inches new snow over two reports on the 1st and 2nd.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter 5SW of Stanford reported 8.5 inches of new snow. They also reported 7 inches of snow fell approximately over 3 hours. Station elevation was 4565 feet.
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Montana mesonet station Judith Gap JGPM8 measured a 61 mph gust.
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Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser DOT sensor measured a 59 mph gust. Additionally, Montana mesonet sensor Judith Gap measured sustained winds, averaged over an hour, of 41 mph.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser (MT DOT) measured a wind chill of -37 F.
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Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser (MT DOT) measured a -38 F wind chill.
Blizzard Blizzard
A combination of public reports, AWOS observations, and law enforcement reports combine to support blizzard conditions from mid-morning through early afternoon on the 22nd. Judith Basin Sheriff reported severe driving conditions due to roads across the county being drifted over f…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Public report of 6 inches event total snow in Raynesford. Start time was estimated.
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Ambient sensor Red Barn, west of Geyser, measured a 59 mph gust.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter 3SSE of Raynesford and a coop observer in Stanford both reported storm total snow in excess of 6 inches. The trained spotter near Raynesford reported 12 inches new snow while the coop in Stanford reported 7 inches new snow.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A coop observer in Stanford measured 7.6 inches total snow for the event.
High Wind High Wind
Montana mesonet station Judith Gap acejudit measured many gusts in excess of 58 mph, with a peak gust of 72 mph. The site also measured sustained winds, averaged over 90 minutes, of 40 mph. Other sites within this zone to gust to 58 mph or greater include Wundergound sensor KMTGE…
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Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser (MT DOT) measured a 59 mph gust on top of measuring sustained winds, averaged over at least an hour, of at least 40 mph (Happened twice).
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Trained spotter reported 12 inches new snow 3 miles SSE of Raynesford over the event. Start time and criteria time were estimated.
High Wind High Wind
AWOS station K1BM Bravo 5 miles ENE of Geyser measured a 71 mph gust. Additional sensors in this zone that measured gusts of 58 mph or greater include AWOS K1CM Charlie 2 miles NW of Windham, and mesonet station MTM09 (MT-MESO) 2 miles west of Moccasin.
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AWOS station K1BM Bravo measured a 59 mph gust east of Geyser.
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AWOS station K1BM Charlie measured a 58 mph gust.
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Mesonet station MTM09 2.1 W Moccasin measured a 61 mph gust before any thunderstorms were in the area.
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AWOS station K1CM Charlie measured a 58 mph gust.
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Mesonet station MTM47 MDA - Benchland measured two gusts of 58 mph or greater, including a peak gust of 60 mph.
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AWOS station K1CM Charlie measured multiple gusts of 58 mph or greater, including a peak gust of 67 mph.
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Mesonet station MTM09 2.1 W Moccasin (MT-MESO) measured two gusts of 58 mph or greater, including a peak gust of 64 mph.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Fergus Electric COOP posted several photos on Facebook showing numerous power poles knocked over due to a combination of strong winds and ice building up on the lines. Areas hit hardest were in Judith Basin and Fergus counties. 164,000 in damages were done to utilities.
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Ambient Sensor 'Red Barn' measured a 60 mph gust.
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AWOS station K1CM Charlie measured a 60 mph gust.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 0 |
| 2024 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 |
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