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Montana, 1976

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

41events recorded64 in 1975
0deaths recorded0 injuries
$2.5Mproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid
← 19751977 →

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

Hail25
Wind14
Tornado2

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1976 was 41 against 64 in 1975.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1976
Cascade County5
Custer County5
Valley County4
Hill County3
Teton County3
Jefferson County2
Powder River County2
Sheridan County2
Beaverhead County1
Big Horn County1
Chouteau County1
Fergus County1
Flathead County1
Garfield County1
Glacier County1
Lewis and Clark County1
McCone County1
Petroleum County1
Prairie County1
Rosebud County1
Silver Bow County1
Treasure County1
Wibaux County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
6 Jun 1976BeaverheadTornado—$2,500,000——
8 Jun 1976FergusTornadoF2$25,000——

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 1976

No declaration touching Montana was made in 1976.

Flood insurance claims with a 1976 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Montana carry a 1976 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.