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Wind in Blaine County, Montana
251 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Blaine County, Montana, has 251 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 38 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 44 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 153 events against 92 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.7% of the 14,438 wind events recorded in Montana; its 5.9 per 100 square miles compares with 9.9 statewide.
204 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 17 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Montana
| Measure | Blaine County | Montana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 251 | 14,438 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 5.9 | 9.9 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 359.6 | 130.7 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 18 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
24Feb
21Mar
10Apr
12May
16Jun
33Jul
44Aug
32Sep
5Oct
17Nov
17Dec
20
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 199 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 251. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2022 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 May 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Feb 2022 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Feb 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Feb 2021 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Feb 2021 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Feb 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Sep 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2020 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Feb 2020 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Feb 2020 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Feb 2020 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Feb 2020 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Feb 2020 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Dec 2018 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Dec 2018 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2018 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2017 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2017 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 May 2017 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jan 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jan 2017 | High Wind | 44 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Dec 2016 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2016 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Dec 2015 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Nov 2015 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Oct 2015 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Mar 2015 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jan 2015 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Feb 2014 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Feb 2014 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Feb 2014 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jan 2014 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jan 2014 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jan 2014 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Dec 2013 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Dec 2013 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2013 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jun 2013 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Apr 2013 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Apr 2013 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Feb 2013 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Dec 2012 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Nov 2012 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2012 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 May 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 May 2012 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Dec 2004 | High Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Nov 2004 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Nov 2004 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 84 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2004 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Oct 2003 | High Wind | 43 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Oct 2003 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Oct 2003 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Sep 2003 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Aug 2003 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Aug 2003 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Aug 2003 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2003 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Apr 2003 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Mar 2003 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Mar 2003 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Mar 2003 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jan 2003 | High Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Dec 2002 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Nov 2002 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Aug 2002 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2002 | High Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Apr 2002 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Feb 2002 | High Wind | 115 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Oct 2001 | High Wind | 56 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2001 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jan 2001 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jan 2001 | High Wind | 84 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jan 2001 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Dec 2000 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Dec 2000 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2000 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1972 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Blaine County had?
251 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Blaine County?
13 May 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 59 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Blaine County?
The thunderstorm wind of 8 Jul 2022, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $200K.
How does Blaine County compare with Montana for wind?
5.9 events per 100 square miles against 9.9 statewide; the county holds 251 of the state's 14,438 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.