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Wind in Liberty County, Montana
219 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.
Liberty County, Montana, has 219 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 33 different years.
January is the busiest month, with 29 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 170 events against 46 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 15.3 per 100 square miles compares with 9.9 statewide.
164 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 21 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 | Liberty County | Montana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 219 | 14,438 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 15.3 | 9.9 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 1,125.4 | 130.7 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 18 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | January | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
29Feb
14Mar
15Apr
14May
19Jun
20Jul
24Aug
24Sep
15Oct
14Nov
13Dec
18
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 219. 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 | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 84 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2022 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2022 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jun 2022 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 May 2022 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 May 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 May 2022 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Feb 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Feb 2022 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Oct 2021 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Feb 2021 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Feb 2021 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Feb 2021 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Mar 2020 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Dec 2016 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Dec 2015 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Nov 2015 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Oct 2015 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Aug 2015 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2015 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Apr 2014 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2014 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Apr 2014 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Mar 2014 | High Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2014 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Mar 2014 | High Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Feb 2014 | High Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Feb 2014 | High Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Feb 2014 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Feb 2014 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Feb 2014 | High Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 2013 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Dec 2013 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Nov 2013 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Apr 2013 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jun 2012 | High Wind | 51 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2012 | High Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2012 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jan 2012 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jan 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jan 2012 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Dec 2011 | High Wind | 47 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Dec 2011 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Nov 2011 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Mar 2011 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Nov 2010 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2010 | High Wind | 48 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Apr 2010 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2008 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Nov 2007 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Oct 2007 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2007 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jan 2007 | High Wind | 48 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Jan 2007 | High Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Jan 2007 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Nov 2006 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2005 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Dec 2004 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Dec 2004 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Nov 2004 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Sep 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2004 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Oct 2003 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jan 2003 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Aug 2002 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Apr 2002 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Apr 2002 | High Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Feb 2002 | High Wind | 115 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Feb 2002 | High Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jan 2002 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jan 2002 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jan 2002 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Dec 2001 | High Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Dec 2001 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Oct 2001 | High Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Oct 2001 | High Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Oct 2001 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 May 2001 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 May 2001 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jan 2001 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Sep 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Liberty County had?
219 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 Liberty County?
13 May 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 69 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Liberty County?
The thunderstorm wind of 16 May 1993, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.
How does Liberty County compare with Montana for wind?
15.3 events per 100 square miles against 9.9 statewide; the county holds 219 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.