Judith Basin County and Judith Gap storm history
Storm events recorded in Judith Basin County and Judith Gap, Montana between 1950 and 2025.
69
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
0
Deaths
$164K
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
High Wind High Wind
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.
High Wind High Wind
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…
High Wind High Wind
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.
High Wind High Wind
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.
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser (MT DOT) averages sustained winds of 45 mph. They also measured a 62 mph wind gust.
High Wind High Wind
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.
High Wind High Wind
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.
High Wind High Wind
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.
High Wind High Wind
Montana mesonet station Judith Gap JGPM8 measured a 61 mph gust.
High Wind High Wind
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.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
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.
High Wind High Wind
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…
High Wind High Wind
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.
High Wind High Wind
AWOS station K1BM Bravo measured a 59 mph gust east of Geyser.
High Wind High Wind
AWOS station K1BM Charlie measured a 58 mph gust.
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet station MTM09 2.1 W Moccasin measured a 61 mph gust before any thunderstorms were in the area.
High Wind High Wind
AWOS station K1CM Charlie measured a 58 mph gust.
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet station MTM47 MDA - Benchland measured two gusts of 58 mph or greater, including a peak gust of 60 mph.
High Wind High Wind
AWOS station K1CM Charlie measured multiple gusts of 58 mph or greater, including a peak gust of 67 mph.
High Wind High Wind
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.
High Wind High Wind
Ambient Sensor 'Red Barn' measured a 60 mph gust.
High Wind High Wind
AWOS station K1CM Charlie measured a 60 mph gust.
High Wind High Wind
Ambient Weather Station west of Geyser (Red Barn) Measured two gusts in excess of 58 mph, including a peak gust of 64 mph.
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser measured sustained winds averaging 41 mph over 75 minutes.
High Wind High Wind
Ambient weather equipment 5 WSW of Geyser measured two 62 mph gusts.
High Wind High Wind
An Ambient Weather Station 5 miles WSW of Geyser measured a 66 mph gust.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter reported 6.5 inches storm total snow by the morning of the 8th. Verification time is shortly before the end time, which was the time radar shows the snow tapered off.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Public report via social media of 5 inches near Stanford. Times estimated.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser. Wind chill of -65F.
High Wind High Wind
Ambient weather station near 4 WSW Geyser reported 63 mph wind gust. A second report of 61 mph came from the Ambient Weather Network.
High Wind High Wind
An Ambient Weather Sensor 4 miles wsw of Geyser measured two gusts in excess of 60 mph, including a peak gust of 67 mph.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Multiple public reports, trained spotter reports, and an emergency manager reported snowfall totals in excess of 9 inches with this storm. Reports in excess of 9 inches came from Raynesford, the Stanford area, and Hobson The peak amount was measured in Stanford, where 15 inches o…
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser (MT DOT) measured a wind gust of 58 mph.
High Wind High Wind
An Ambient Weather Sensor in Judith Basin County (Red Barn) measured a 61 mph gust.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Spotter located about 3 miles south/southeast of Raynesford reported an event total snow amount of 24 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Multiple public reports were received detailing winter storm warning snow amounts. Most reports were in the Geyser to Raynesford areas along MT-200, with the peak report coming out of Raynesford (12 inches Storm total).
High Wind High Wind
An Ambient station 4 miles wsws of geyser measured a 60 mph gust.
High Wind High Wind
Ambient weather station 4 WSW Geyser measured a peak gust of 68 mph.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | 0 |
| 2024 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 |