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Montana, 2001

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

1,223events recorded1,001 in 2000
1deaths recorded13 injuries
$4.4Mproperty damage (estimates)$1.5M crop damage
2disaster declarations10 NFIP claims, $3K paid
← 20002002 →

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

Hail562
Wind372
Winter199
Flood61
Tornado11
Other10
Wildfire7
Lightning1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2001 was 1,223 against 1,001 in 2000.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2001
Yellowstone County72
Garfield County58
Rosebud County53
Big Horn County45
Musselshell County43
Valley County38
Powder River County37
Custer County35
Dawson County35
Carter County34
Fergus County31
Cascade County29
Richland County28
McCone County27
Phillips County27
Fallon County24
Golden Valley County24
Roosevelt County24
Wheatland County24
Judith Basin County21
Treasure County21
Lewis and Clark County20
Carbon County19
Gallatin County19
Prairie County19

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
15 Feb 2001Forecast zoneBlizzard——12
19 May 2001TooleHigh Wind60 mph$7,000—4
16 May 2001RosebudLightning———3
19 Aug 2001ParkWildfire———3
19 Feb 2001GallatinAvalanche———1
20 Jul 2001McConeThunderstorm Wind113 mph$1,600,000——
9 Apr 2001Big HornHeavy Snow—$1,200,000——
4 Jun 2001Forecast zoneHeavy Snow—$750,000——
13 Jun 2001GallatinHeavy Snow—$354,000——
20 Jul 2001DawsonThunderstorm Wind104 mph$75,000——
17 Jun 2001RichlandHail1.75 in$50,000——
4 Jan 2001Forecast zoneHigh Wind109 mph$70,000——
5 May 2001StillwaterWildfire—$55,000——
25 Jul 2001FallonTornadoF1———
20 Jul 2001DawsonTornadoF0———
20 Jul 2001DawsonTornadoF0———
20 Jul 2001GarfieldTornadoF0———
5 Jul 2001RichlandTornadoF0———
20 Jul 2001DanielsTornadoF0———
20 Jul 2001McConeTornadoF0———
31 Jul 2001GarfieldTornadoF0———
20 Jul 2001PhillipsTornadoF0———
20 Jul 2001ValleyTornadoF0———
25 Jul 2001FallonTornadoF2———

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 2001

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
7 Jul 2001DR-1385Major disasterSevere StormSevere Winter Storms3
28 May 2001DR-1377Major disasterSevere StormSevere Winter Storms1

Flood insurance claims with a 2001 date of loss

10 NFIP claims, 4 of them paid, for $3,486.

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.