Tornado History Map

Big Horn County, Montana tornado history

12 tornadoes recorded in or across Big Horn County from 1965 to 2018, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Big Horn County

The Storm Prediction Center records 12 tornadoes whose paths touched Big Horn County, Montana between 1965 and 2018. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 7 tornadoes. The strongest was an F1 on 22 June 1996. The most recent was on 7 June 2018.

  • 12tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 24per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Big Horn County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0650%
F1 / EF1650%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Big Horn County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 1990s.1960s21970s11980s21990s62010s1

The 2010s only run to 2018, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s2
1970s1
1980s2
1990s6
2010s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May2Jun7Jul2Aug1Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May2
Jun7
Jul2
Aug1
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Big Horn County

  • Strongest: Montana tornado22 June 1996, F1, 4 miles long
  • Longest path: Montana tornado23 August 1998, F0, 7 miles long
  • Most recent: Montana tornado7 June 2018, EF1, 0.8 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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