Valley County tornado history

40 tornadoes touched Valley County, Montana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Aug 4, 1962).

40tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
42.9 milongest path · 1962
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F027
(E)F17
(E)F25
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 4, 1962F242.9 mi73 yd00
Jul 18, 2022EF28 mi457 yd00
Jun 11, 1972F20.3 mi30 yd00
Jun 25, 1975F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 25, 1975F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 11, 1972F13.6 mi30 yd00
Jul 9, 1954F12 mi73 yd00
Jul 10, 1983F11 mi100 yd00
Aug 10, 2007EF10.3 mi10 yd00
Jun 21, 1999F10.2 mi100 yd00
Jun 18, 1958F10.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 6, 1970F10.1 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 12, 2024EF01 mi25 yd00
Jul 12, 2024EF02 mi25 yd00
Jul 12, 2024EF03 mi25 yd00
Jun 9, 2023unrated—10 yd00
Jul 18, 2022EF28 mi457 yd00
May 20, 2020EF00.8 mi50 yd00
Jun 29, 2011EF0—1 yd00
Jun 21, 2010EF00.1 mi1 yd00
Jul 13, 2009EF00.4 mi10 yd00
Jul 13, 2009EF00.3 mi5 yd00
Aug 10, 2007EF10.3 mi10 yd00
Jul 8, 2002F00.1 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Phillips County, MT15Daniels County, MT7McCone County, MT9Garfield County, MT12Roosevelt County, MT17Sheridan County, MT10Richland County, MT12Blaine County, MT7

Questions

How many tornadoes has Valley County, Montana had?

40 tornadoes touched Valley County, Montana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Valley County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Aug 4, 1962, with a 42.9-mile path.

When is tornado season in Valley County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (18 of 40). 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).