Montana, 2017
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
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
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2017 was 969 against 948 in 2016.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2017 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $1,000 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 Mar 2017 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 6 May 2017 | Powell | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | 1 | — |
| 19 Dec 2017 | Yellowstone | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15 Jul 2017 | Deer Lodge | Flash Flood | — | $685,000 | — | — |
| 17 Oct 2017 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 58 mph | $115,000 | — | — |
| 14 Jul 2017 | Missoula | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $60,000 | — | — |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Granite | Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 3 Feb 2017 | Forecast zone | Winter Storm | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jul 2017 | Sheridan | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
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 2017
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2017 | FM-5212 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Strawberry Fire | 2 |
| 10 Sep 2017 | FM-5211 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Moose Peak Fire | 2 |
| 10 Sep 2017 | FM-5210 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Highway 200 Fire Complex | 1 |
| 9 Sep 2017 | FM-5209 | Fire management assistance | Fire | West Fork Fire | 1 |
| 9 Sep 2017 | FM-5208 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Alice Creek Fire | 1 |
| 9 Sep 2017 | FM-5207 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Rice Ridge Fire | 2 |
| 17 Aug 2017 | FM-5197 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Lolo Peak Fire | 2 |
| 27 Jul 2017 | FM-5194 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Lodgepole Fire Complex | 2 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2017 date of loss
10 NFIP claims, 5 of them paid, for $26,897.
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.