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Wind in Gallatin County, Montana
218 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.
NCEI records 218 wind events in Gallatin County, Montana, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 42 years.
July is the busiest month, with 45 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 175 events against 21 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.5% of the 14,438 wind events recorded in Montana; its 8.4 per 100 square miles compares with 9.9 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
170 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 14 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 | Gallatin County | Montana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 218 | 14,438 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 8.4 | 9.9 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 17.8 | 130.7 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 18 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
11Feb
11Mar
10Apr
9May
13Jun
24Jul
45Aug
34Sep
12Oct
15Nov
17Dec
17
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 200 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 218. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 2022 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jul 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jul 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Feb 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2021 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Aug 2021 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Aug 2021 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2021 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jun 2021 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Feb 2021 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Feb 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 82 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Feb 2020 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Dec 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2017 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2017 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Nov 2017 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 May 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Dec 2016 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2016 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2016 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Dec 2015 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Nov 2015 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Oct 2015 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Mar 2015 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Nov 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Oct 2014 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Apr 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Feb 2014 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Feb 2014 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Feb 2014 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Dec 2012 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Dec 2012 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2012 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Apr 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2012 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2012 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jan 2012 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jan 2012 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Dec 2011 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2011 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Mar 2011 | High Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Nov 2010 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Nov 2010 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Nov 2010 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2010 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Apr 2010 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2008 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2007 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Jan 2007 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2001 | High Wind | 66 mph | $6K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 84 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 106 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Gallatin County had?
218 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 Gallatin County?
24 Nov 2025 (Thunderstorm Wind, 59 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Gallatin County?
The thunderstorm wind of 5 Jul 1994, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $50K.
How does Gallatin County compare with Montana for wind?
8.4 events per 100 square miles against 9.9 statewide; the county holds 218 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.