Tornado History

Chouteau Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Chouteau, Montana. The records below identify 15 tornadoes from 1960 through 2018, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $2.9M, with 0 deaths and 7 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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15recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$2.9Mminimum property damage
June 23, 2018latest tornado
12 milongest listed path
200 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F3 July 5, 19881988F3 July 5, 19881988F3 July 5, 19881988F1 June 19, 19981998F1 June 1, 19801980F0 August 4, 19731973F0 July 7, 19991999F0 July 5, 19881988F0 July 5, 19901990F0 June 26, 19921992EF0 June 5, 20122012EF0 June 23, 20182018Unknown July 10, 19651965Unknown June 29, 19601960Unknown July 3, 1963© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)3
  • F1 (Moderate damage)2
  • F0 (Light damage)5
  • EF0 (Light damage)2
  • Unknown rating3

Most Active Years

  • 19884
  • 19601
  • 19631
  • 19651
  • 19731
  • 19801
  • 19901
  • 19921

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
July 5, 1988F3Chouteau, Montana3 mi200 yd02$250K
July 5, 1988F3Chouteau, Montana12 mi200 yd00$25K
July 5, 1988F3Chouteau, Montana10 mi200 yd00$2K
June 19, 1998F1Chouteau, Montana1 mi20 yd00$50K
June 1, 1980F1Chouteau, Montana0 mi33 yd00N/A
August 4, 1973F0Chouteau, Montana0.1 mi10 yd00$25K
July 7, 1999F0Chouteau, Montana0.2 mi20 yd00$2K
July 5, 1988F0Chouteau, Montana0.2 mi10 yd00N/A
July 5, 1990F0Chouteau, Montana0.1 mi10 yd00N/A
June 26, 1992F0Chouteau, Montana0.1 mi10 yd00N/A
June 5, 2012EF0Chouteau, Montana1.05 mi100 yd00N/A
June 23, 2018EF0Chouteau, Montana1.41 mi50 yd00N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.