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Wind in Hill County, Montana
388 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.
Hill County, Montana, has 388 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 52 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 69 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 282 events against 73 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.7% of the 14,438 wind events recorded in Montana; its 13.4 per 100 square miles compares with 9.9 statewide.
304 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 39 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 | Hill County | Montana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 388 | 14,438 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 13.4 | 9.9 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 239.8 | 130.7 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 18 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
28Feb
18Mar
17Apr
17May
47Jun
65Jul
69Aug
48Sep
13Oct
21Nov
22Dec
23
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 193 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 388. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2026 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2026 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2026 | High Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Feb 2026 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Nov 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2025 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2024 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Dec 2024 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Oct 2024 | High Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Oct 2024 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jun 2024 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jun 2024 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 May 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 May 2024 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 May 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 May 2024 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Apr 2024 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Feb 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2023 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Dec 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Nov 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Nov 2022 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2022 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 May 2022 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Feb 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Feb 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Feb 2022 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Feb 2021 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Feb 2021 | High Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Feb 2021 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 5 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 2002 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jan 2002 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Oct 2001 | High Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2001 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jan 2001 | High Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 1997 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Mar 1997 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Mar 1997 | High Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Mar 1997 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jan 1997 | High Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jan 1997 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jan 1997 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jan 1997 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jan 1997 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jan 1997 | High Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Dec 1996 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Dec 1996 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 1996 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Dec 1996 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 1972 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 101 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 140 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Hill County had?
388 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 Hill County?
28 Jun 2026 (High Wind, 70 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Hill County?
The thunderstorm wind of 20 Jun 2003, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $200K.
How does Hill County compare with Montana for wind?
13.4 events per 100 square miles against 9.9 statewide; the county holds 388 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.