Phillips County tornado history

15 tornadoes touched Phillips County, Montana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF1 (Jun 29, 2011).

15tornadoes since 1950
EF1strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
29 milongest path · 2001
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F09
(E)F15
(E)F20
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 29, 2011EF10.8 mi25 yd00
Jul 4, 1991F10.2 mi10 yd00
Jul 4, 1991F10.2 mi10 yd00
May 25, 1980F10.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 10, 2007EF10.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 20, 2001F029 mi100 yd00
Jun 28, 1971F02 mi10 yd00
Jun 7, 2000F00.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 30, 1991F00.2 mi10 yd00
Jun 21, 1999F00.2 mi50 yd00
Jun 30, 1979F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 20, 1993F00.1 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 16, 2024unrated0.5 mi20 yd00
Jun 27, 2019EF00.1 mi20 yd00
Jun 29, 2011EF10.8 mi25 yd00
Aug 10, 2007EF10.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 5, 2002F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 20, 2001F029 mi100 yd00
Jun 7, 2000F00.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 21, 1999F00.2 mi50 yd00
Jul 20, 1993F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 4, 1991F10.2 mi10 yd00
Jul 4, 1991F10.2 mi10 yd00
Jun 30, 1991F00.2 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Blaine County, MT7Valley County, MT40Petroleum County, MT8Garfield County, MT12Fergus County, MT28Hill County, MT7McCone County, MT9Daniels County, MT7

Questions

How many tornadoes has Phillips County, Montana had?

15 tornadoes touched Phillips County, Montana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Phillips County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF1 on Jun 29, 2011, with a 0.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Phillips County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (7 of 15). 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).