Flood events in Richland County, Montana The flood events on record, by date and by year
This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).
NCEI has 37 flood events on record for Richland County, Montana, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest flood event on record is on 7 Aug 2025.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 7 flood events on record for the county.
The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .
Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.
Newest flood events on record
Flood
1 mile NNW of SIDNEY
Flash Flood
1 mile SE of SAVAGE
Flash Flood
20 miles NNW of ENID
Flood
20 miles NNW of ENID
Flood
5 miles ENE of SIDNEY
Flood
6 miles ENE of SIDNEY
Flash Flood
1 mile WNW of FAIRVIEW
Flash Flood
2 miles NNE of SIDNEY AIRPORT (KSDY)
Flood
8 miles SSW of SAVAGE
Flood
29 miles NW of ENID
Flood
29 miles NNW of ENID
Flood
27 miles NNW of ENID
Flood
1 mile E of SIDNEY
Flood
6 miles NNE of LAMBERT
Flood
4 miles E of SIDNEY
Flood
1 mile E of SIDNEY
Flood
5 miles ENE of SIDNEY
Flood
1 mile WSW of FAIRVIEW
Flood
4 miles SW of SAVAGE
Flood
24 miles W of ENID
Flood
2 miles W of SAVAGE
Flash Flood
5 miles N of CRANE. Damage estimate: $1 thousand
Flash Flood
20 miles NW of SIDNEY
Flash Flood
8 miles W of ENID
Flash Flood
18 miles NNW of ENID
A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. NCEI gives no magnitude for this hazard.
Flood events by year
| Decade | Year that ends in 0 | Year that ends in 1 | Year that ends in 2 | Year that ends in 3 | Year that ends in 4 | Year that ends in 5 | Year that ends in 6 | Year that ends in 7 | Year that ends in 8 | Year that ends in 9 | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 (part of the year) | 2 |
A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.
Flood and flash flood events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.
By month, all years
- Jan0 events
- Feb0 events
- Mar9 events
- Apr0 events
- May10 events
- Jun12 events
- Jul5 events
- Aug1 event
- Sep0 events
- Oct0 events
- Nov0 events
- Dec0 events
Beside the other counties
| Measure | Richland | All counties of Montana | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood events, 1996 to 2026 | 37 | 1,094 | 177,902 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 1.8 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 32.8 | 9.9 | 5.4 |
The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.
More flood events on record
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Damage estimate | Deaths | Injuries | On record for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $269 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $260 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Flood | not recorded | $280 thousand | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone |
The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.
Official channels
- NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
- National Weather Service: Glasgow, MT (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.
These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on .
Cite this page
County Hazards. "Flood events on record for Richland County, Montana". https://countyhazards.com/county/mt/richland/flood/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .
Questions
- Which month has the most flood events on record for Richland County?
- June has 12 of the 37 flood events on record from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
- How many flood events are on record for Montana?
- NCEI has 1,175 flood events on record for Montana from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
- How does Richland County compare with the other counties of Montana?
- The counties of Montana have 0.8 flood events for each 100 square miles. Richland County has 1.8.
- Why are some flood events on record for a forecast zone?
- NCEI records some event types for a National Weather Service forecast zone and not for a county. This page counts a zone event when the zone has the name of the county.