Tornado History Map

Dawson County, Montana tornado history

16 tornadoes recorded in or across Dawson County from 1953 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 Dawson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 16 tornadoes whose paths touched Dawson County, Montana between 1953 and 2018. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 29 June 1961. The most recent was on 23 May 2018.

  • 16tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 1injury
  • 67per 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 Dawson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01381%
F1 / EF100%
F2 / EF2213%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF416%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Dawson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 1990s.1950s21960s11970s21980s11990s62000s32010s1

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

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s1
1970s2
1980s1
1990s6
2000s3
2010s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May2Jun6Jul4Aug4Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May2
Jun6
Jul4
Aug4
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Dawson County

  • Strongest: Glendive, Montana tornado29 June 1961, F4, 1 injury, 15.9 miles long
  • Longest path: Montana tornado23 June 1953, F2, 33.5 miles long
  • Most recent: Montana tornado23 May 2018, EF0, 0.3 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Dawson County

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

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