# Tornadoes in Montana since 1950: 444, #32 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Montana has 444 tornadoes (0.6% of the US), #32 by count and #14 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Montana since 1950

Montana has recorded **444 tornadoes since 1950**: 0.6% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#32 by count** and **#14 per person** (39.04 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Montana has recorded 444 tornadoes since 1950, 0.6% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #32 of 51 by count and #14 per person (39.04 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Montana’s busiest year was 1991, with 30 tornadoes; it averages 5.9 a year.
* 1 was rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#14

national rank (per capita)

444

tornadoes

39.04

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Montana: 444 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/montana.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Montana tornado history, 1950–2024

### By decade

1950s22

1960s38

1970s51

1980s55

1990s137

2000s64

2010s60

2020s17

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 287 |
| ------- | --- |
| F1/EF1  | 95  |
| F2/EF2  | 45  |
| F3/EF3  | 10  |
| F4/EF4  | 1   |
| F5/EF5  | 0   |
| Unrated | 6   |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 1991 (30).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in Montana, newest first

1961-06-29 · F4

## Cite this

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