Fergus County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Fergus County, Montana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jul 8, 2002).

28tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 3 injured
11 milongest path · 2002
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F020
(E)F12
(E)F26
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 8, 2002F210 mi200 yd00
Aug 14, 1999F25 mi100 yd30
Jul 20, 1964F22 mi10 yd00
Jun 25, 1996F22 mi30 yd00
May 28, 1981F21.5 mi100 yd00
Jun 8, 1976F20.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 23, 1998F13.5 mi30 yd00
Jun 3, 1971F12.3 mi30 yd00
Jun 28, 2002F011 mi50 yd00
Aug 23, 1998F04 mi30 yd00
Aug 5, 2002F04 mi10 yd00
Jul 8, 2000F02 mi20 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 28, 2005F00.3 mi5 yd00
Jun 25, 2005F01 mi8 yd00
Jun 17, 2005F00.1 mi5 yd00
Jun 5, 2004F02 mi100 yd00
Apr 25, 2003F02 mi25 yd00
Aug 5, 2002F04 mi10 yd00
Jul 8, 2002F210 mi200 yd00
Jun 28, 2002F011 mi50 yd00
Jul 8, 2000F02 mi20 yd00
Aug 14, 1999F25 mi100 yd30
Aug 14, 1999F00.5 mi20 yd00
Jul 20, 1999F00.1 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Petroleum County, MT8Judith Basin County, MT18Wheatland County, MT7Musselshell County, MT6Chouteau County, MT17Blaine County, MT7Meagher County, MT3Phillips County, MT15

Questions

How many tornadoes has Fergus County, Montana had?

28 tornadoes touched Fergus County, Montana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Fergus County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jul 8, 2002, with a 10-mile path.

When is tornado season in Fergus County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (13 of 28). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).