Northern Valley County, Montana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2001 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
0
Hail reports
2
Floods since 1996
186
All events
0
Deaths
$80K
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.
Blizzard Blizzard
Co-Op observer reported white-out blizzard conditions from 2:30 am to 11:00 am local time. Nearby wind speed sensor recorded sustained winds of 35-40 mph with gusts consistently at 45 to 50 mph. Snowfall total estimated at 6 inches. Even after snowfall ended, enough dry snow was …
High Wind High Wind
A few observations in northern Valley County recorded wind gusts in excess of 58 mph, the strongest of which was 64 mph, measured at the Bluff Creek RAWS site (BLUM8).
Drought Drought
D2 drought conditions remained in place over the northwest corner of northern Valley County throughout the month of March.
Drought Drought
D2 drought conditions increased from the west into the northwestern corner of northern Valley County.
High Wind High Wind
The Montana Climate Office mesonet site Opheim S (OHMM8) measured a 60 mph wind gust.
Drought Drought
D2 drought conditions continued through the first half of the month over the western portion of the zone.
Drought Drought
D2 drought conditions began in the northwestern portion of the zone on November 18th.
Drought Drought
The D2 drought conditions which were just on the southern edge of northern Valley County diminished and ended during this period.
Drought Drought
D2 drought across the zone to begin the month, improved slightly to D1 drought for the eastern one third of the zone.
Drought Drought
D2 drought conditions expanded northward to include all of Northern Valley County by the end of the month.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Observations reported wind chills as cold as -56F (Bluff Creek RAWS).
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills dropped to -41F at 2 WSW Theony (BLUM8).
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals of 5 to 6 inches fell across northern Valley county.
Drought Drought
D2 drought conditions improved to D1 drought by the end of the month.
Drought Drought
On the third week of October, D-2 Severe drought conditions moved into the eastern five sixths of northern Valley County. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.
High Wind High Wind
A peak wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at 1:44 PM at the Bluff Creek RAWS site (BLUM8).
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Across northern Valley County, measured snowfall amounts ranged from 6.0 to 7.0 inches. The greatest amount of 7.0 inches was measured by a trained spotter 8N Glentana.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
At the Bluff Creek RAWS site (BLUM8), temperatures in the teens to 40s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of 40 degrees below zero or colder from the night of the 11th to the morning of the 15th. The peak wind chill of 61 degrees below zero wa…
Drought Drought
Ongoing drought conditions, D2-Severe, continued across the southwestern one quarter of Northern Valley County, which improved to D1-Moderate by the second week of November.
Drought Drought
Ongoing drought conditions, D2-Severe, continued across the southwestern one quarter of northern Valley County. These conditions remained the same through the end of October.
Drought Drought
Ongoing D2-Severe drought conditions continued across the southwestern one quarter of northern Valley County, while the northeastern three quarters remained in D1-Moderate drought. These conditions remained the same through the end of September.
Drought Drought
During the third week of August, the southwestern quarter of northern Valley County worsened to D2-Severe conditions, while the northeastern three quarters remained in D1-Moderate drought. These conditions continued through the end of August.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Trained spotters reported 6.0 inches of snow at 6 ESE Port of Opheim, 1 N Baylor, and 5 SSE Opheim. Times are estimated.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Across Northern Valley County, measured snowfall amounts ranged from 6.0 to 9.0 inches. The greatest amount of 9.0 inches was measured by the public at 14 NW Richland. Times are estimated.
Blizzard Blizzard
A trained spotter located at 6 ESE Port of Opheim reported blizzard conditions between the morning of the 10th to midday on the 11th.
Drought Drought
To start March, the southern three quarters of Northern Valley County improved to (D2-Severe) conditions while the northern quarter of the county improved to (D1-Moderate) drought. On the third week of March, the southern three quarters of Northern Valley County improved to (D1-M…
Drought Drought
To start February, ongoing drought conditions in the southern three quarters of Northern Valley County were in (D3-Extreme) drought, while the northern quarter of the county along the Canadian border was in (D2-Severe) conditions. On the second week of February the southern three…
Drought Drought
To start January, ongoing drought conditions in the southern three quarters of Northern Valley County were in (D3-Extreme) drought, while the northern quarter of the county along the Canadian border was in (D2-Severe) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through the…
Blizzard Blizzard
MT Highway 24 was closed between US Highway 2 and the Canadian border due to the weather. Times are estimated.
Blizzard Blizzard
A trained spotter reported blowing snow reducing visibility to an eighth mile or less. Times are estimated.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
At the Bluff Creek RAWS site (BLUM8), temperatures in the teens to 30s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of -40 or worse from the early morning of the 21st into the morning of the 23rd. The peak wind chill of -56 was recorded at 7:44 AM on th…
Drought Drought
To start December, ongoing drought conditions in the southern three quarters of Northern Valley County were in (D3-Extreme) drought, while the northern quarter of the county along the Canadian border was in (D2-Severe) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through th…
High Wind High Wind
A peak wind gust of 58 mph occurred at 1:44 PM at the Bluff Creek RAWS site (BLUM8).
High Wind High Wind
Public reported a camper was rolled over in the wind and torn to pieces. This occurred at 7 SE Frenchman Reservoir. Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
Drought Drought
To start November, ongoing drought conditions in the southern three quarters of Northern Valley County were in (D3-Extreme) drought, while the northern quarter of the county along the Canadian border was in (D2-Severe) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through th…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Across Northern Valley County, measured snowfall amounts ranged from 2.0 to 6.0 inches. The greatest amount of 6.0 inches was measured by a trained spotter located at 7 SSE of Frenchman Reservoir. Trained spotters from Opheim and Glendive reported power outages that lasted for mo…
Drought Drought
To start October, ongoing drought conditions in the southeastern three quarters of Northern Valley County were in (D3-Extreme) drought while the northwestern quarter of the county was in (D2-Severe) conditions. On the second week of October, the area of (D3-Extreme) drought expan…
Drought Drought
To start September, all but the far southwestern corner of Northern Valley County worsened to (D2-Severe) conditions, while the far southwestern corner remained in (D1-Moderate) drought. On the second week of September, all of Northern Valley County had worsened to (D2-Severe) co…
Drought Drought
To start June, ongoing drought conditions in the southwestern corner and western border of Northern Valley County were in (D2-Severe) conditions, while the rest of Northern Valley County was in (D1-Moderate) drought. By the third week of June, all of Northern Valley County had im…
Drought Drought
To start May, ongoing drought conditions in all of Northern Valley County was in (D2-Severe) conditions. By the end of May, the southwestern corner and western border of Northern Valley County remained in (D2-Severe) conditions, while the rest of Northern Valley County improved t…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall amounts across Northern Valley County ranged from 4.6 to 6.0 inches. The greatest amount was estimated to be 6.0 inches by a trained spotter at 5 SSW Opheim. Times are estimated.
Drought Drought
To start April, ongoing drought conditions in all but the southeastern corner of Northern Valley County was in (D2-Severe) conditions, with the southeastern corner remaining in (D3-Extreme) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through the end of April.
Drought Drought
To start March, ongoing drought conditions in all but the southeastern corner of Northern Valley County was in (D2-Severe) conditions, with the southeastern corner remaining in (D3-Extreme) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through the end of March.
Drought Drought
To start February, ongoing drought conditions in all but the southeastern corner of Northern Valley County was in (D2-Severe) conditions, with the southeastern corner remaining in (D3-Extreme) conditions. By the end of the month, a portion of the eastern border with Daniels Count…
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
At the Bluff Creek RAWS site (BLUM8), temperatures in the teens to 30s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of -40 or worse from the night of the 4th into the morning of the 6th. The peak wind chill of -46 was recorded at 1:44 AM on the 5th.
Drought Drought
To start January, ongoing drought conditions in all of Northern Valley County were at (D3-Extreme) drought conditions. During the last week of January all but the southeastern corner of the county improved to (D2-Severe) conditions, with the southeastern corner remaining in (D3-E…
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
At the Bluff Creek RAWS site (BLUM8), temperatures in the 30s below zero and breezy winds created a brief period of wind chills of -40 or worse on the morning of January 1st. The peak wind chill of -40 was recorded between 6:44 AM and 7:44 AM.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
At the Bluff Creek RAWS site (BLUM8), temperatures in the teens and 20s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of -40 or worse from the early morning of the 27th into the late night of the 31st. The peak wind chill of -45 was recorded at 7:44 AM o…
Drought Drought
To start December, ongoing drought conditions in all of Northern Valley County were at (D3-Extreme) drought conditions. These conditions remained the same for the rest of December.
High Wind High Wind
At the Bluff Creek RAWS site, sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph were common from the early morning to the mid afternoon hours. The peak wind gust was 68 mph and occurred at 7:44 AM.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | 10 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 |
| 2004 | 9 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
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