Western Roosevelt 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.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
3
Floods since 1996
305
All events
2
Deaths
$15K
Property damage
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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.
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Bredette has a storm total snowfall of 6.5 inches of snow. Most snowfall reports were in the 4 to 6 inch range.
Drought Drought
To begin the month, all but the western edge of Western Roosevelt County was in D2 drought conditions. On the last day of the month, D2 drought conditions exited from this zone.
High Wind High Wind
The McDonalds MT-13 DOT site (MTMCD) measured a 76 mph wind gust.
Dust Storm Dust Storm
The Poplar Municipal Airport AWOS site (KPO1) reported visibility of one-quarter of a mile or less in blowing dust for multiple hours, from recently plowed fields and large scale dangerously strong winds.
Drought Drought
D2 drought conditions encroached into the southeastern corner of Western Roosevelt County in the second week of May and remained through the end of the month.
High Wind High Wind
The Wolf Point, Clayton Airport ASOS site (KOLF) recorded a wind gust of 58 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Wolf Point Airport ASOS site (KOLF) recorded a 59 mph wind gust.
High Wind High Wind
A few observations in western Roosevelt County recorded wind gusts in excess of 57 mph, the strongest of which was 60 mph, measured at the Bredette NE Montana Climate Office mesont site (BDEM8).
Blizzard Blizzard
The Poplar airport AWOS site (KPO1) reported blizzard conditions with quarter mile visibility and blowing snow. An additional period of 35 mph wind gusts created severe driving conditions in the area.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
The Wolf Point airport ASOS (KOLF) reported visibility of 1/2 mile or less for nearly 4 hours.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
The Wolf Point airport ASOS (KOLF) reported visibility of 1/2 mile or less for about 3 1/2 hours.
High Wind High Wind
The Montana Climate Office mesonet site Volt N (VOTM8) measured a 60 mph wind gust. The Poplar RAWS site (POPM8) measured a 59 mph wind gust.
High Wind High Wind
The McDonalds MT-13 DOT site (MTMCD) measured a 70 mph wind gust. The Poplar RAWS site (POPM8) measured a 62 mph wind gust.
Freezing Fog Freezing Fog
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 consistently reported at available stations (i.e. Wolf Point Airpor…
Blizzard Blizzard
At the Wolf Point airport AWOS site (KOLF), visibility of 1/4 mile or worse in blowing snow was observed for about 6 hours. Severe driving conditions were also reported on area roadways.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
Intermittent dense fog with visibility of 1/4 mile or worse was recorded for about 8.5 hours from the Wolf Point airport ASOS site (KOLF) to the Poplar airport AWOS site (KPO1).
Dense Fog Dense Fog
The Wolf Point airport ASOS site (KOLF) recorded dense fog with visibility of 1/4 mile or worse for about 5.5 hours. FAA web cams at Wolf Point and Poplar also showed the dense fog.
Drought Drought
A majority of the zone saw D2 drought conditions to begin the month, prior to improving to D1 drought by the end of the month.
Drought Drought
D2 drought conditions expanded eastward to include most of western Roosevelt County by the end of the month.
Drought Drought
D2 drought developed over the far western edge of Roosevelt county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Mesonet observations reported wind chills as cold as -40F (both at 9SW Bredette and 2NE Poplar).
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Observations reported wind chills as cold as -56F (Wolf Point Airport and 9SW Bredette).
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
AWOS and mesonet observations reported wind chills as cold as -65F (Poplar Airport and Wolf Point Airport).
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
AWOS, ASOS and mesonet observations reported wind chills as cold as -44F (KP01 Poplar, MTMMCD and Wolf Point Airport).
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
AWOS, ASOS and Mesonet observations reported wind chills as cold as -52F (2NE Poplar, 9SW Bredette and Wolf Point Airport).
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills ranged from -40F to -48 with the AWOS at the Poplar Airport reporting -48F.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills as low as -41 were observed at various stations across western Roosevelt county.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snow totals of four to six inches fell across western Roosevelt county.
Drought Drought
D2 drought conditions continued over the extreme eastern portions of the county to begin the month, before improving to D1 by the end of the month.
Roosevelt County Dispatch reported an injury from a semi-truck overturning 1 ENE Bainville at about 900 am. Rainfall accumulation of 0.41 in Froid was reported with ice accumulations at least 0.10 across eastern Roosevelt County. Severe driving conditions were reported by Montana…
Blizzard Blizzard
Tribal DES mention 1/4 mile visibility Sunday night but mentioned no specific time frame. The ASOS reported 0.25 visibility at 755pm with drops to under 1.25 at times through 1115pm with frequent wind gusts near 50 mph.
Drought Drought
D2 drought conditions improved to D1 drought by the end of the month.
Drought Drought
On the third week of October, D2-Severe drought spread into all of Western Roosevelt County. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.
High Wind High Wind
A peak wind gust of 69 mph was recorded at the Wolf Point Airport ASOS (KOLF). Another notable gust of 67 mph was recorded at the Bredette NE mesonet site at 11:45 PM.
Drought Drought
To start September, D-2 Severe drought conditions remained over the northeastern half of western Roosevelt County. On the last week of September, all of western Roosevelt County improved to D-1 Moderate drought.
Drought Drought
On the second week of August, D-2 Severe drought conditions developed over the northeastern half of western Roosevelt 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 12:28 PM at the Wolf Point Airport ASOS site (KOLF).
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Across western Roosevelt County, measured snowfall amounts ranged from 4.0 to 6.0 inches. The greatest amount of 6.0 inches was reported by a trained spotter in Poplar.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
At the Poplar Airport AWOS site (KPO1), intermittent visibility of a quarter mile or less was recorded for about 5 1/2 hours on the early morning of the 27th.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
At the Wolf Point Airport ASOS site (KOLF), visibility of a quarter mile or less was recorded for about 11 1/4 hours from the night of the 24th to the morning of the 25th.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
At the Wolf Point Airport ASOS site (KOLF), visibility of a quarter mile or less was recorded for about 3 1/4 hours from the evening to the night of the 23rd.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
For multiple sites across Western Roosevelt County, temperatures in the teens to 30s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of 40 degrees below zero or colder from the night of the 11th into the morning of the 16th. The peak wind chill of 70 degre…
Dense Fog Dense Fog
At the Poplar Airport ASOS site (KPO1), visibility of a quarter mile or less was recorded for about 4 hours from early to mid morning on the 5th.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
At the Wolf Point Airport ASOS site (KOLF), intermittent visibilities of a quarter mile or less was recorded for about 6 3/4 hours from early to mid morning on the 2nd.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
At the Wolf Point Airport ASOS site (KOLF) visibility of one quarter mile or less was recorded for about 5 3/4 hours, from early morning through mid morning on the 6th.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
At the Wolf Point Airport ASOS site (KOLF) intermittent visibility of one quarter mile or less was recorded for about 4 3/4 hours during the night of the 3rd until midnight, and then again for about 15 hours from early morning to the evening of the 4th.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
At the Wolf Point Airport ASOS site (KOLF) intermittent visibility of one quarter mile or less, was recorded at varies times for about 5 1/2 hours during the morning hours.
High Wind High Wind
A peak wind gust of 64 mph was recorded from 1:26 PM to 1:29 PM at the Wolf Point Airport ASOS (KOLF).
Drought Drought
Ongoing drought conditions continued across the far southwestern corner of Western Roosevelt County which remained in D2-Severe, while the rest of the county remained in D1-Moderate. At the end of October, the southeastern three quarters of Western Roosevelt improved to D0-Abnorm…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 | 24 | 0 |
| 2022 | 23 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 17 | 0 |
| 2010 | 14 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 17 | 0 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 |
| 2006 | 11 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
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