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Winter in Cascade County, Montana

187 winter storms and snow events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Winter Storm, Winter Weather, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Ice Storm, Lake-Effect Snow, Sleet.

187 events · 0 deaths recorded · peak month March · county share of state 2.2%

Winter event locations in and around Cascade County. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

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.

Cascade County, Montana, has 187 winter events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 25 different years.

March is the busiest month, with 28 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 129 events against 58 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 2.2% of the 8,475 winter events recorded in Montana; its 6.9 per 100 square miles compares with 5.8 statewide.

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	Cascade County	Montana	US
Winter events since 1950	187	8,475	287,339
Per 100 square miles	6.9	5.8	8.1
Per 10,000 residents	22.1	76.7	8.7
Deaths recorded	0	86	2,509
Busiest month	March	December	January

By year

195019882026

Winter events recorded in Cascade County per year, 1950 to 2026 (2026 is partial).

Seasonality

Jan
25Feb
21Mar
28Apr
25May
11Jun
7Jul
0Aug
0Sep
2Oct
16Nov
25Dec
27

Winter events in Cascade County by month of occurrence, all years.

Recorded events

All 187 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

Date	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
19 May 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Apr 2022	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Mar 2022	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Mar 2022	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Mar 2022	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Mar 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Mar 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Mar 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 May 2021	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 May 2021	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 May 2021	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Apr 2021	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Apr 2021	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Feb 2021	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Feb 2021	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Nov 2020	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Oct 2020	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Oct 2020	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Oct 2020	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Oct 2020	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Oct 2020	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Oct 2020	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Apr 2020	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Mar 2020	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Mar 2020	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Nov 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Nov 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Nov 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Nov 2019	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Nov 2019	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Oct 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Oct 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Oct 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Oct 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Oct 2019	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Sep 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Apr 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Apr 2019	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Feb 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Feb 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Feb 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Feb 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Jan 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Jan 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Jan 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Dec 2018	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Nov 2018	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Apr 2018	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Mar 2018	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Feb 2018	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Feb 2018	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Dec 2017	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Dec 2017	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Nov 2017	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Nov 2017	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Dec 2016	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 May 2016	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Apr 2016	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Dec 2015	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Nov 2015	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Nov 2015	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Jan 2015	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Dec 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Nov 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Nov 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Nov 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Mar 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Mar 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Feb 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Feb 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Jan 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Dec 2013	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Dec 2013	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Mar 2013	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Mar 2013	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Feb 2013	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Feb 2013	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Jan 2013	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Jan 2013	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Dec 2012	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Nov 2012	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Nov 2012	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Apr 2012	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Mar 2012	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Feb 2012	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2012	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Jan 2012	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Dec 2011	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Nov 2011	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Jun 2011	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Apr 2011	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Apr 2011	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Feb 2011	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Feb 2011	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Dec 2010	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Dec 2010	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Nov 2010	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Nov 2010	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Apr 2010	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Apr 2010	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Mar 2010	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Jan 2010	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Dec 2009	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Dec 2009	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Oct 2009	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Oct 2009	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Oct 2009	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Oct 2009	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Apr 2009	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Apr 2009	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Mar 2009	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Dec 2008	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Jun 2008	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Jun 2008	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Jun 2008	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Jun 2008	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Apr 2008	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Apr 2008	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Mar 2008	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Mar 2008	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Jan 2008	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2008	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Jan 2008	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Nov 2007	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 May 2007	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Apr 2007	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Dec 2006	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Nov 2006	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Sep 2006	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Apr 2006	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Mar 2006	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Dec 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Dec 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Nov 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Apr 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Mar 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Mar 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Mar 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Jan 2005	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Dec 2004	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Nov 2004	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 May 2004	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Jan 2004	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Dec 2003	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Oct 2003	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 May 2003	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Apr 2003	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Apr 2003	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Mar 2003	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Feb 2003	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Jan 2003	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Jun 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 May 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 May 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Apr 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Apr 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Mar 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Feb 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Feb 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Jan 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Jan 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Jun 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 May 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Apr 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Mar 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Mar 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Feb 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Dec 2000	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Nov 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Mar 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Mar 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Feb 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Feb 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Jan 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Jan 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Jan 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Jan 1997	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Dec 1996	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Dec 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Dec 1996	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Dec 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Dec 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Dec 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Nov 1996	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone

Questions and answers

How many winter events has Cascade County had?

187 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of winter storms and snow became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.

When was the last recorded winter event in Cascade County?

19 May 2022 (Winter Storm). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

What was the most damaging winter event recorded in Cascade County?

NCEI records no damage estimate for events of this type in the county.

How does Cascade County compare with Montana for winter?

6.9 events per 100 square miles against 5.8 statewide; the county holds 187 of the state's 8,475 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 30 Sep 2026. See the methodology, the Winter hub and the county page.