Hazard Score
673 Catastrophes Recorded
Custer County, Montana
0 Cities with a Population of 11,808, and 5,031 Households
Powder River, Montana, has a very low overall risk rating for natural disasters, with specific hazards like hailstorms and winter weather events rated relatively low. The area experiences an average of 33 snow/wind events annually, with a moderate risk level. While Powder River is not located near coastlines or fault lines, it is surrounded by mountain peaks and water bodies, which can impact hazard risk. The relatively low risk of flooding and wildfire events in the region contributes to its overall low-risk rating.
The historical data shows that Powder River has a low frequency of lightning events, with an average of 603 occurrences annually. The area is also prone to hailstorms, with an average of 74 incidents per year. The risk of wildfires is relatively low, with 76 occurrences annually, and flooding events are infrequent. These specific ratios and percentages contribute to the overall very low risk assessment for natural disasters in Powder River.
Overall, Powder River, Montana, is characterized by its low risk of natural disasters, with specific hazards like hailstorms and snow/wind events rated as relatively low. The geological features in the region, including mountain peaks and water bodies, play a role in influencing hazard risk. Despite the lack of coastlines or fault lines, the historical data and nearby geographical features support the very low overall risk rating for Powder River in terms of natural disaster and climate hazards.
Wildfire Risk: Low
Tornado Risk: Very Low
Hurricane Risk: Very Low
Hail Risk: Low
Flood Risk: Very Low
Tsunami Risk: Very Low
Earthquake Risk: Very Low
Wind Risk: Low
HAZARDS
3
Power Transmission Lines
0
Coastlines
47
Water Bodies
0
Fault Lines
EMERGENCY SERVICES
3
Hazard Shelters
3
Fire Stations
0
Hospitals
0
Police Stations
COMMUNITY PROFILE
Custer County, located in Montana, has a population of 11,808 with a population density of 3.1 people per square mile. The majority of the population is White, comprising 94.6% of the total population, followed by American Indian or Alaska Native at 1.7%, and Hispanic at 2.2%. The county has a slightly higher percentage of males (49.2%) compared to females (49.8%), with a median age of 42.1 years. The county has a total of 5,031 households, with an average household size of 2.24. The county has a slightly higher homeownership rate at 60.1% compared to a renter-occupied rate of 33.5%.
Comparing Custer County to other counties in Montana, it stands out for its lower population density of 3.1 people per square mile, which is below the state average of 7.1 people per square mile. The county also has a higher percentage of White residents compared to the state average of 86.1%. Additionally, the county has a higher homeownership rate at 60.1% compared to the state average of 63.1%. In terms of agriculture, Custer County has 441 farms as of 2017, with an average farm size of 4,737 acres and a total crop acreage of 118,537. The average sales per farm in the county are $173,745, which is slightly lower than the state average of $182,000 per farm.
Regions
CLIMATE OVERVIEW
NATURAL CATASTROPHE TIMELINE
Griffin
2023-07-09
Red Shale
2023-06-05
Brian
2023-05-06
Ten
2023-05-06
Threemile Rx
2023-04-17
Horse Creek
2023-04-12
Camps Pass
2023-02-23
Blox
2022-10-08
Split Rock
2022-09-19
Griffin Coulee
2022-09-17
Cut Bank
2022-09-09
Rough Creek
2022-09-01
Wilbur
2022-08-27
Brian
2022-08-23
Bay
2022-08-20
Long Butte
2022-08-20
Detborn
2022-08-17
Fly
2022-08-03
Sand Hills
2022-07-28
Elder - Powder River
2022-07-26
North Fork
2022-07-24
Cache Creek - Powder River
2022-07-21
Otter Creek
2022-07-19
Rough
2022-07-19
Dry Draw - Powder River
2022-07-18
Flood
2022-07-16
Camps Pass
2022-07-15
Beaver
2022-07-07
Marvin
2022-07-05
Pilgrim - Powder River
2022-07-05
Bay Horse Creek - Powder River
2022-07-03
Stewart Rx
2022-03-17
Clay Butte
2021-10-07
Elk Ridge
2021-10-03
Gardner - Powder River
2021-09-29
South Elk
2021-09-29
Potter
2021-09-29
Doonan
2021-09-29
Buffalo
2021-09-17
Bay
2021-09-14
Three Bar
2021-09-12
Pumpkin Creek
2021-08-26
Sly
2021-08-26
Dutchman
2021-08-23
Bloom
2021-08-19
Spear
2021-08-12
Horse Creek
2021-08-09
Paget
2021-08-09
Rough Spring
2021-08-08
Salt Creek
2021-08-07
Davidson Draw
2021-08-07
Line Creek
2021-08-06
Bradshaw
2021-08-04
Rough Creek
2021-08-02
Rock
2021-07-27
South Cache
2021-07-23
North Cache
2021-07-23
Logging
2021-07-23
Fly Creek
2021-07-23
Cabin Creek
2021-07-23
Dugout Creek - Powder River
2021-07-23
Sanders - Powder River
2021-07-22
Dogie
2021-07-22
Buck
2021-07-22
Tobin
2021-07-22
Dugout 2 - Powder River
2021-07-22
Trail
2021-07-10
Thompson
2021-07-10
Cedar Creek
2021-07-07
Miller
2021-07-03
Right
2021-07-03
Box Elder
2021-07-01
Ash
2021-06-19
Lemonade Spring
2021-06-12
Pass
2021-06-06
Cook
2021-05-06
Stewart Rx
2021-04-08
Stewart Rx
2021-04-07
Little Pumpkin
2021-03-21
Lyon
2021-03-18
West Fork
2021-03-06
Epsie - Powder River
2021-01-21
Straight Creek
2020-11-16
Lemon
2020-10-13
Burley
2020-10-06
Red Shale
2020-10-02
Wiltse
2020-09-16
Liscom
2020-09-12
Seymour
2020-09-08
Prairie Dog
2020-08-30
Lightning Ridge
2020-08-28
Homecreek
2020-08-28
Deer Creek
2020-08-27
Diamond
2020-08-26
Daily
2020-08-25
First
2020-08-21
Brian
2020-08-21
Sawmill Creek
2020-08-16
3 Bar
2020-08-11
Bar - Powder River
2020-08-11
Fifteenmile
2020-08-04
Elk
2020-07-31
Plum
2020-07-27
Belle - Powder River
2020-07-26
Buffalo
2020-07-22
Border
2020-07-19
Sartin
2020-07-14
Hailstorm
2020-07-10
Hailstorm
2020-07-07
Hailstorm
2020-07-07
Hailstorm
2020-07-07
Hailstorm
2020-07-07
Hailstorm
2020-07-07
Hailstorm
2020-07-07
Coal Creek
2020-07-06
Hailstorm
2020-07-06
Hailstorm
2020-07-06
Hailstorm
2020-07-06
Hailstorm
2020-07-03
Second Creek
2020-06-27
Straight
2020-06-16
Fire Gulch
2020-06-14
Dog Town - Powder River
2020-06-14
North Fork
2020-06-14
Griffin Coulee
2020-06-14
Hailstorm
2020-06-04
Hailstorm
2020-06-03
Ernest
2020-06-01
Butte Creek
2020-05-22
Baking - Powder River
2020-05-21
Bay Horse
2020-05-21
Hailstorm
2020-05-20
Tobin
2020-03-30
N. Whitetail Pile Burning
2020-02-10
Coal Draw
2019-09-27
Hailstorm
2019-09-10
Hailstorm
2019-09-10
Otter Creek
2019-09-09
Sharp
2019-08-23
Highline
2019-08-18
Daily
2019-08-16
Coyote
2019-08-16
Hailstorm
2019-08-14
Jo Springs
2019-08-11
Black Canyon
2019-08-10
Newell
2019-08-10
Crib
2019-08-07
Gentry
2019-08-04
Williams Lane - Powder River
2019-07-31
Butte
2019-07-30
Hailstorm
2019-07-19
Hailstorm
2019-07-16
Hailstorm
2019-07-15
Hailstorm
2019-07-15
Hailstorm
2019-07-15
Hailstorm
2019-07-15
Hailstorm
2019-07-08
Hailstorm
2019-07-05
Hailstorm
2019-07-03
Hailstorm
2019-06-30
Fortune Hills
2019-06-27
Otter
2019-06-27
Hailstorm
2019-06-26
Hailstorm
2019-06-26
Hailstorm
2019-06-26
Hailstorm
2019-06-26
Reanus
2019-06-19
Sartin
2019-06-12
Smith
2019-06-12
Hailstorm
2019-06-07
Hailstorm
2019-06-07
South Slopes Rx
2019-03-18
Red Shale
2018-10-31
Butte
2018-09-11
Marvin Draw - Powder River
2018-09-11
Rough
2018-09-11
Kroger
2018-09-11
Beaver
2018-08-23
Jojo
2018-08-22
Skinner
2018-08-16
Bradshaw
2018-08-15
Plum
2018-08-15
Otter
2018-08-14
Boyce
2018-08-13
Jeep
2018-08-13
South
2018-08-13
Lemonade
2018-08-13
Doonan
2018-08-13
Coal
2018-08-08
Gergen - Powder River
2018-08-06
Coal Mine
2018-07-31
Cabin
2018-07-31
South Fork
2018-07-29
Sayle
2018-07-28
Thompson
2018-07-28
Shorty
2018-07-27
Threemile
2018-07-27
Clay Butte
2018-07-18
Sheep Springs
2018-07-14
Cameron - Powder River
2018-07-12
Ernest Creek
2018-07-08
Cabin Creek - Powder River
2018-07-08
Hailstorm
2018-07-07
Hailstorm
2018-06-28
Hailstorm
2018-06-28
Hailstorm
2018-06-28
Hailstorm
2018-06-28
Hailstorm
2018-06-28
Hailstorm
2018-06-28
Hailstorm
2018-06-15
Hailstorm
2018-06-15
Hailstorm
2018-06-09
Hailstorm
2018-06-09
Highline
2018-05-17
Ash Creek
2018-04-29
Hailstorm
2018-04-29
Hailstorm
2018-04-29
Cow Creek
2018-04-22
Dutch
2017-09-11
Schiller Creek
2017-09-08
Duncan - Powder River
2017-09-02
Dunbar
2017-08-31
Sartin Draw
2017-08-30
Bay Horse
2017-08-26
Doonan
2017-08-25
Three
2017-08-25
Prong
2017-08-24
Dud
2017-08-21
Spring Creek
2017-08-18
Wilbur
2017-08-07
Buck
2017-08-02
Fire Gulch
2017-08-02
Cache Creek
2017-08-02
Kiwah
2017-08-01
Mills
2017-08-01
Hailstorm
2017-08-01
Little Pumpkin
2017-07-30
Pumpkin - Powder River
2017-07-25
Jacobs
2017-07-25
East Fork
2017-07-25
Daily Double
2017-07-25
Two Tree
2017-07-24
Buffalo
2017-07-24
Dry Lake
2017-07-23
Colbert Coulee
2017-07-21
212
2017-07-21
Dry Creek
2017-07-18
Brian
2017-07-18
Drop Tube
2017-07-18
Cook
2017-07-17
Moorhead
2017-07-12
Highline
2017-07-12
Coal Creek
2017-07-07
Plum - Powder
2017-07-06
Elk
2017-06-29
Pinto
2017-06-20
Sartin
2017-06-20
Skinner
2017-06-14
Thompson
2017-06-13
Ten Mile
2017-06-10
Paget
2017-06-05
Daily
2017-06-03
Gravel Pit
2017-06-02
S Moreland Corral
2017-05-29
Hailstorm
2017-05-15
Yager
2017-05-10
Ernest
2016-09-02
Bryant - Powder River
2016-09-02
Kelsey
2016-08-17
Little Rough
2016-08-15
Gotfredson Road
2016-08-15
Hubbard - Powder River
2016-08-15
Bear
2016-08-09
Hailstorm
2016-08-09
Hailstorm
2016-08-09
Hailstorm
2016-08-09
Hailstorm
2016-08-09
Sayle
2016-08-08
Paget
2016-08-08
Lonesome
2016-08-07
Spring Creek
2016-08-03
Buffalo Pasture
2016-08-01
Griffin
2016-08-01
Yager
2016-08-01
Faithful
2016-08-01
Cook
2016-07-30
Reanus
2016-07-29
Hailstorm
2016-07-27
Hailstorm
2016-07-27
Clawfoot
2016-07-26
Phillips
2016-07-26
Odell
2016-07-19
Cache Creek
2016-07-18
Cache Creek - Powder River
2016-07-17
Hailstorm
2016-07-16
Hailstorm
2016-07-16
Ghost Dancer
2016-07-15
Stacy
2016-07-15
Fence
2016-07-09
Bloom
2016-07-09
Pinto
2016-07-08
Dugout
2016-07-06
Cook Creek
2016-07-02
Cadwell
2016-06-25
Shorty
2016-06-18
15 Mile
2016-06-12
Pierce
2016-06-12
Lyon
2016-06-12
Cabin Creek - Powder River
2016-06-10
Dry
2016-05-30
Mud
2016-04-15
Rough
2016-04-09
Cook Mountain
2016-03-28
Bottom Crib
2016-03-21
Line Creek
2016-03-05
Bar
2015-11-30
Red Shale
2015-10-29
Rough Creek
2015-09-22
Sams
2015-09-13
Buttermilk
2015-09-05
Hailstorm
2015-09-05
Hailstorm
2015-09-05
Hailstorm
2015-09-05
Hailstorm
2015-09-05
Hailstorm
2015-09-05
Hailstorm
2015-09-05
Hailstorm
2015-09-05
Hailstorm
2015-09-05
Stag
2015-08-26
Ten Mile
2015-08-19
Hailstorm
2015-08-17
Coal
2015-08-09
Nutter
2015-08-09
Prong
2015-08-05
Kroger
2015-08-05
Sayle
2015-07-28
Paget
2015-07-28
Devils Backbone
2015-07-24
Plum
2015-07-16
Camp
2015-07-15
Mill Creek
2015-07-15
Bales
2015-07-11
Horse
2015-07-11
Gentry
2015-07-05
Double E
2015-06-28
Hailstorm
2015-06-24
Hailstorm
2015-06-19
Hailstorm
2015-06-19
Hailstorm
2015-06-19
Hailstorm
2015-06-19
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2015-06-19
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2015-06-19
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2015-06-19
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2015-06-19
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2015-06-19
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2015-06-18
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2015-06-17
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2015-06-17
Hailstorm
2015-06-17
Hailstorm
2015-06-17
Hailstorm
2015-06-17
Hailstorm
2015-06-17
Hailstorm
2015-06-05
Hailstorm
2015-06-05
First
2015-06-02
Dry Gulch
2015-06-02
Hailstorm
2015-06-01
Newell
2015-05-17
Beckmans
2015-05-08
Colbert
2015-04-23
Otter
2015-04-19
Straight
2015-04-19
Cook
2015-04-16
Cabin
2015-04-14
Pinto
2015-04-04
Whitetail
2015-03-28
Wiltse
2015-03-14
Dry Creek
2014-11-23
False Alarm 295
2014-10-26
Butte
2014-10-22
Alderson
2014-10-08
Snag
2014-10-07
Daily Creek
2014-09-26
Bradshaw
2014-09-08
Creek
2014-09-03
False Alarm 235
2014-09-01
Hailstorm
2014-08-22
Hailstorm
2014-08-22
Hailstorm
2014-08-22
Wiltse
2014-08-14
Darling
2014-08-13
Flood
2014-08-07
Post
2014-08-04
212
2014-08-04
Liscom
2014-08-03
Pumpkin
2014-07-30
Sartin
2014-07-27
Tooley
2014-07-24
Fort
2014-07-23
Powder
2014-07-23
Otter
2014-07-23
Heavy
2014-07-21
Sawmill
2014-07-21
Buck
2014-07-19
Short
2014-07-19
Red Rock
2014-07-17
Thrift Store
2014-07-06
Hailstorm
2014-06-17
Nutter
2014-06-10
Anchor
2014-06-05
Hailstorm
2014-06-04
Hailstorm
2014-06-04
Hailstorm
2014-06-04
Hailstorm
2014-06-04
Bear
2014-05-29
Tornado
2014-05-18
Hailstorm
2014-05-18
Hailstorm
2013-08-14
Tornado
2013-08-03
Hailstorm
2013-08-03
Hailstorm
2013-08-03
Hailstorm
2013-08-03
Hailstorm
2013-08-03
Hailstorm
2013-08-03
Hailstorm
2013-08-03
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2013-08-03
Hailstorm
2013-07-26
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2013-07-24
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2013-05-25
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2013-05-25
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2013-05-25
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2012-08-02
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2012-06-25
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2011-07-25
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2011-07-25
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2011-07-25
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2011-06-12
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2011-06-12
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2011-06-12
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2011-06-12
Flooding
Heavy Rain And Snowmelt
2011-05-22Hailstorm
2010-09-09
Hailstorm
2010-08-03
Hailstorm
2010-07-11
Tornado
2010-06-21
Tornado
2010-06-21
Hailstorm
2010-06-21
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2010-06-21
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2010-06-21
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2010-06-21
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2010-06-20
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2010-06-20
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2010-06-16
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2010-05-26
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2009-08-07
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2009-06-20
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2008-08-05
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2008-08-03
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2008-08-02
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2008-07-22
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2008-07-22
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2008-07-18
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2008-06-19
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2008-06-18
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2008-06-18
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2008-06-01
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2007-06-12
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2006-06-12
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2006-05-22
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2005-07-02
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2005-06-28
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2005-06-24
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2005-06-19
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2005-06-19
Tornado
2005-06-07
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2005-06-05
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2004-08-02
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2004-05-23
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2002-07-27
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Tornado
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1999-05-13
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1998-05-30
Hailstorm
1997-08-08
Hailstorm
1997-06-29
Hailstorm
1996-07-05
Hailstorm
1996-07-05
Tornado
1996-06-28
Hailstorm
1996-06-28
Hailstorm
1996-06-28
Hailstorm
1996-06-13
Hailstorm
1996-05-17
Hailstorm
1996-05-14
Hailstorm
1995-07-21
Hailstorm
1995-07-21
Hailstorm
1995-07-21
Hailstorm
1994-08-10
Hailstorm
1994-08-10
Hailstorm
1994-06-03
Hailstorm
1994-05-19
Hailstorm
1994-04-22
Hailstorm
1993-08-13
Hailstorm
1993-08-13
Hailstorm
1993-08-13
Hailstorm
1993-08-13
Hailstorm
1993-08-13
Hailstorm
1993-07-09
Hailstorm
1993-07-07
Hailstorm
1993-06-28
Tornado
1992-07-23
Hailstorm
1991-05-29
Tornado
1990-05-24
Hailstorm
1989-06-16
Hailstorm
1987-07-22
Tornado
1985-05-30
Tornado
1984-06-21
Hailstorm
1984-06-21
Tornado
1984-06-13
Hailstorm
1983-07-29
Hailstorm
1978-06-15
Hailstorm
1976-06-11
Hailstorm
1976-06-11
Hailstorm
1975-07-17
Hailstorm
1975-07-17
Hailstorm
1972-06-25
Tornado
1971-06-03
Hailstorm
1971-06-03
Hailstorm
1971-06-03
Hailstorm
1968-06-20
Tornado
1966-07-25
Hailstorm
1966-07-25
Hailstorm
1964-07-19
Tornado
1964-07-18
Tornado
1964-04-25
Hailstorm
1963-06-08
Hailstorm
1960-06-20
Hailstorm
1959-06-26
Hailstorm
1958-06-07
Hailstorm
1958-06-07
Hailstorm
1957-06-24
Tornado
1954-05-27