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Montana, 1991

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

137events recorded71 in 1990
0deaths recorded0 injuries
$440Kproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations23 NFIP claims, $69K paid
← 19901992 →

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

Hail75
Wind32
Tornado30

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1991 was 137 against 71 in 1990.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1991
Yellowstone County12
Rosebud County11
Dawson County8
Richland County8
Custer County7
Valley County7
Fergus County6
Phillips County6
Prairie County5
Golden Valley County4
Lewis and Clark County4
McCone County4
Roosevelt County4
Wibaux County4
Big Horn County3
Chouteau County3
Garfield County3
Judith Basin County3
Pondera County3
Treasure County3
Wheatland County3
Blaine County2
Cascade County2
Gallatin County2
Musselshell County2

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
21 Jun 1991Big HornTornadoF1$250,000——
25 Jun 1991RichlandTornadoF0$25,000——
9 Jul 1991Big HornTornadoF1$25,000——
30 Jun 1991PhillipsTornadoF0$25,000——
4 Jul 1991PhillipsTornadoF1$25,000——
4 Jul 1991PhillipsTornadoF1$25,000——
3 Mar 1991LakeTornadoF0$25,000——
16 May 1991BeaverheadTornadoF0$25,000——
19 Jun 1991YellowstoneTornadoF0$2,500——
14 Jul 1991DawsonTornadoF0$2,500——
24 Jun 1991CusterTornadoF0$2,500——
29 Jun 1991TooleTornadoF0$2,500——
10 Jul 1991WibauxTornadoF0$2,500——
10 May 1991McConeTornadoF0$2,500——
25 May 1991SheridanTornadoF0———
25 May 1991RooseveltTornadoF0———
25 May 1991RooseveltTornadoF0———
31 May 1991DawsonTornadoF0———
7 Jun 1991GarfieldTornadoF0———
19 Jun 1991YellowstoneTornadoF0———
19 Jun 1991RosebudTornadoF0———
6 Aug 1991WibauxTornadoF0———
21 Jun 1991YellowstoneTornadoF1———
21 Jun 1991FergusTornadoF0———
21 Jun 1991RosebudTornadoF0———
21 Jun 1991RosebudTornadoF0———
10 Jul 1991CarterTornadoF0———
29 Jun 1991DanielsTornadoF1———
29 Jun 1991RosebudTornadoF0———
11 May 1991GarfieldTornadoF0———

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 1991

No declaration touching Montana was made in 1991.

Flood insurance claims with a 1991 date of loss

23 NFIP claims, 11 of them paid, for $69,092.

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.