Yellowstone County, Montana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
21
Tornado reports
507
Hail reports
38
Floods since 1996
1,121
All events
7
Deaths
$54.5M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Yellowstone County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 21 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
A 20-year-old man died on Interstate 90 after his truck rolled and ejected him. The accident occurred about 20 miles east of Billings. The man lost control due to the ice on the highway. The vehicle rolled and ended up sideways in the median.
Several intense snowbands oriented north/south resulted in heavy snowfall of 7 to 14 inches across the area. Several accidents occurred on I-90 between Billings and Laurel. One accident on I-90 in Laurel resulted in a fatality.
Widespread rainfall of 2 to 3 inches with locally higher amounts fell across the Yellowstone County area during a two day period. Billings had its all-time daily rainfall record broke on May 24th with 3.12 inches. This was just a part of a record setting precipitation month for B…
A line of strong thunderstorms moved into the area west of Billings around 730pm MDT. A lightning strike occurred around 800pm MDT at Castlerock Park where the Celebrate Freedom community gathering was occuring. A visitor (26 year old male resident of Billings) at the celebration…
Many roads on the west side of Billings were flooded and closed. Gable Road was particularly hit hard. Birely Drain and Big Ditch overflowed their banks washing out a portion of Gable Road. The cost to repair Gable Road will be about 600K. Total flood damage costs to the city wil…
Significant damage was done to Shepherd schools. There was roof damage and extensive damage to the bus barn. In addition, all the west side windows were broken out from combined hail and wind.
Based on the observed damage, the tornado was classified as an EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Wind speeds within an EF-2 tornado range from 111-135 mph, and the associated damage observed at the Billings MetraPark and nearby businesses was consistent with this classification.…
Flood waters from a thunderstorm turned downtown streets into rivers, parking lots into lakes and basements into swamps. So much rain fell so fast on Billings that storm drains wide enough to hold a small car were filled for hours. Streets turned into rushing rivers, basements fi…
Numerous observations of large hail were reported by spotters, amateur radio operators and National Weather Service personnel. The hail damaged several vehicles in the Billings area, and also caused heavy damage to crops.
Several reports of hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter were reported in and around Billings from spotters, amateur radio operators and law enforcement. The hail severely damaged several cars and roofs. The hail also caused heavy damage to crops in the Billings area.
Numerous reports of tennis ball sized hail causing numerous damages to vehicles and homes in and around Huntley.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
One to 1.5 of rain reported in the Billings area.
Hail Hail
Delayed report. Measured pea to quarter sized hail.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station 11 miles sse of Billings reported winds gusting up to 66 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
ASOS station kbil Billings gusted to 61 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
AWOS station k6s8 2 NNE Laurel gusted to 58 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station MTBAL Ballantine I-94 Mp 15.0 gusted to 61 mph.
Hail Hail
Hail report by local spotter.
Hail Hail
Hail report by local spotter.
Hail Hail
Corrects previous hail report from 8 ESE Molt. Came from facebook comment.
Hail Hail
Corrects previous hail report from location at 8 nnw Laurel.
Hail Hail
Reported via phone call from the public.
Hail Hail
Report given by local spotter.
Hail Hail
Hail drifts also reported.
Hail Hail
Reported via phone call from the public.
Hail Hail
Report from mping.
Hail Hail
Corrects previous hail report from 2 ene of Billings.
Hail Hail
Corrects previous hail report from 6 W Billings. From Facebook comment.
Hail Hail
Corrects previous hail report from 4 W Billings. Some hail drifts were also reported.
Hail Hail
Corrects previous hail report from 1 wnw of Billings.
Hail Hail
Also received 0.12 in rain.
Hail Hail
From facebook comment.
Hail Hail
From facebook comment.
Hail Hail
From fcebook comment.
Hail Hail
Corrects previous hail report from Shepherd. From facebook comment.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet weather station sdam8 Soda Springs.
Flood Flood
Image shows Grand Ave. flooded. Public also stated they saw construction cones floating down the street. Localized flooding of low-lying areas.
Hail Hail
Hail reported by spotter.
Hail Hail
Hail reported by NWS employee.
Hail Hail
Hail built up 3 inches of accumulation on ground.
Hail Hail
Hail estimated by public.
Hail Hail
Hail estimated by public.
Hail Hail
Hail shredded leaves, made car dents, damaged shingles.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station mtarc at 11.8 S Ballantine.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station sdam8 at Soda Springs.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail reported between 130 pm and 2pm.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Reported by personal weather station.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 44 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 43 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 |
| 2019 | 83 | 0 |
| 2018 | 38 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 |
| 2016 | 49 | 1 |
| 2015 | 38 | 0 |
| 2014 | 39 | 0 |
| 2013 | 60 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 |
| 2011 | 50 | 2 |
| 2010 | 41 | 1 |
| 2009 | 12 | 0 |
| 2008 | 27 | 0 |
| 2007 | 45 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28 | 0 |
| 2005 | 38 | 1 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 23 | 1 |
| 2002 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | 72 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 33 | 1 |
| 1997 | 21 | 1 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 3 |
| 1990 | 5 | 1 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | 4 | 2 |
| 1970 | 5 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 4 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | 3 | 0 |
| 1965 | 4 | 1 |
| 1964 | 3 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | 3 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 12 | 2 |
| 1957 | 2 | 0 |
| 1955 | 4 | 1 |
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