Fallon County, MT Environment & Hazard Risk

• Cold waveRelatively Moderate$2.6M/yr expected annual loss, about 8.2 events a year
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$116K/yr expected annual loss, about 16 events a year
• WildfireVery Low$92.6K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 467 years
• HailVery Low$126K/yr expected annual loss, about 2.2 events a year
• DroughtVery Low$5,573/yr expected annual loss, about 55 events a year
• Ice stormVery Low$19.3K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 6 years
• LandslideVery Low$80/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• Heat waveVery Low$39.4K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.9 events a year
• TornadoVery Low$97.8K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 6 years
• LightningVery Low$37.8K/yr expected annual loss, about 32 events a year
• Strong windVery Low$83.3K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.3 events a year
• EarthquakeVery Low$10.3K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 7,353 years

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: avalanche, coastal flooding, hurricane, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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Homes with flood insurance

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Homes in high-risk flood zones

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Flood claims since 1978

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• Hail170
• Thunderstorm Wind116
• High Wind67
• Winter Storm28
• Blizzard24
• Heavy Snow15
• Flash Flood14
• Funnel Cloud13
• Tornado9
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill6

• TornadoEF3, 3 mi path, 200 yd wide06/12/2016

  Baker Arpt, Fallon County

  7 injured, $1.5M damage

  What happened

  The pre-storm environment for eastern Montana was such that severe weather was likely. Surface dew point values in the Baker area were in the lower 60s with strong southeasterly flow converging in the vicinity of a stationary surface trough. This area of strong surface convergence, which also separated moist rich air to the east and drier air to the west, played a critical role in the development of this short-lived tornado. ||Although no fatalities occurred , seven injuries, some requiring hospitalization, resulted from the tornado. Two homes were totally destroyed and 40 to 50 more sustained excessive damage. The city blocks located between South 5th Street East and South 10th Street East intersected by Texas Avenue were hit the hardest and sustained the most damage. Many power poles were broken resulting in power lines down and power outages. Single tree trunks were described to look like match sticks as they were stripped of all branches and leaves. ||Over 70 personnel came with boots on the ground from the surrounding tri-state area. The communities of Plevna, Ekalaka, and Wibaux, Montana, Marmarth, Rhame, Bowman and Beach, North Dakota, as well as Ludlow, South Dakota...

• Hail2" hail07/10/2016

  Baker Arpt, Fallon County

  $1M damage

  What happened

  Hail up to 2 inches in diameter along with 50 to 60 mph winds occurred at the Baker Airport. The hail was still two to three inches deep on the ground after the storm. Multiple hangers were damaged by the hail and wind. Several hangers received broken window damage. In addition, several vehicles at the airport were severely damaged with some windows of vehicles completely broken. A few of the vehicles were considered total losses.

• Flood05/20/2011

  Webster, Fallon County

  $375K damage

  What happened

  Significant small stream flooding across much of Fallon County. Numerous roads closed and eventually washed out with additional damage reported to several bridges. Water breached a small dam and a couple private holding ponds in the region. Significant erosion threatened the Waste Water Treatment Plant in Baker. Significant flooding reported on O'Fallon Creek where one spotter reported the highest levels on the stream in at least 58 years with over a foot of water covering much of their farmland. At the Boxelder and Horse Creek confluence, flood waters rushed over dikes and into hayfields. Floodwaters surrounded one house in that region. Damage estimates based on FEMA reviews and Individual Assistance approvals.

• TornadoF2, 2 mi path, 200 yd wide07/26/2001

  Baker, Fallon County

  What happened

  NWS Post-Storm Damage Assessment Team determined F2 tornado 200 yards wide with a path length of 2 miles. It was on the ground for 15 minutes over open range west of State Highway 7.

• TornadoF2, 5 mi path, 300 yd wide06/21/1999

  Baker, Fallon County

  What happened

  A large tornado which touched down near Ollie Road, about 3 miles east of Montana Highway 7. The tornado travelled north to County Road 616 then northwest over Beaver Creek before lifting at the Fallon/Wibaux County border. The tornado destroyed a well built cattle shed, lifted up, twisted and moved a large irrigation pipe about 100 yards and sucked the water out of a section of Beaver Creek.

• Baker City ofServes 1,858 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+77 monitoring or reporting
• Plevna Town ofServes 130 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+3 monitoring or reporting
• North Baker Water and Or Sewer DistServes 112 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Fallon County Water DistrictServes 85 · Purchased groundwater · PrivateNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting