Tornado History

Dawson Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Dawson, Montana. The records below identify 15 tornadoes from 1953 through 2018, including a highest listed rating of F2 (Considerable damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $2.6M, with 0 deaths and 1 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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15recorded tornadoes
F2 (Considerable damage)highest rating
$2.6Mminimum property damage
May 23, 2018latest tornado
33.5 milongest listed path
1320 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F2 June 27, 19751975F2 June 23, 19531953F1 August 26, 19951995F0 August 16, 19871987F0 July 14, 19911991F0 May 31, 19911991F0 August 13, 19931993F0 August 13, 19931993F0 July 20, 20012001F0 July 20, 20012001EF0 July 5, 20092009EF0 May 23, 20182018Unknown June 29, 19611961Unknown June 23, 19531953Unknown June 1, 1978© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)1
  • F0 (Light damage)7
  • EF0 (Light damage)2
  • Unknown rating3

Most Active Years

  • 19532
  • 19912
  • 19932
  • 20012
  • 19611
  • 19751
  • 19781
  • 19871

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
June 27, 1975F2Dawson, Montana0 mi33 yd00$25K
June 23, 1953F2Dawson, Montana33.5 mi1320 yd00$250
August 26, 1995F1Dawson, Montana0.1 mi10 yd00N/A
August 16, 1987F0Dawson, Montana0.7 mi13 yd00$25K
July 14, 1991F0Dawson, Montana0.2 mi10 yd00$2K
May 31, 1991F0Dawson, Montana0.2 mi10 yd00N/A
August 13, 1993F0Dawson, Montana0.1 mi10 yd00N/A
August 13, 1993F0Dawson, Montana0.1 mi10 yd00N/A
July 20, 2001F0Dawson, Montana1 mi15 yd00N/A
July 20, 2001F0Dawson, Montana0.1 mi50 yd00N/A
July 5, 2009EF0Dawson, Montana0.25 mi1 yd00N/A
May 23, 2018EF0Dawson, Montana0.28 mi10 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.