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Montana, 1968

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

44events recorded22 in 1967
0deaths recorded0 injuries
$250property damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid
← 19671969 →

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.

Events by hazard

Wind27
Hail16
Tornado1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1968 was 44 against 22 in 1967.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1968
Custer County4
Yellowstone County4
Cascade County3
Fergus County3
Missoula County3
Big Horn County2
Flathead County2
Glacier County2
Hill County2
Judith Basin County2
Park County2
Richland County2
Roosevelt County2
Carter County1
Dawson County1
Deer Lodge County1
Gallatin County1
Jefferson County1
Lincoln County1
Madison County1
Ravalli County1
Sheridan County1
Valley County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
13 Jun 1968Big HornTornadoF0$250——

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1968

No declaration touching Montana was made in 1968.

Flood insurance claims with a 1968 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Montana carry a 1968 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.