Bredette, Montana
5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Fort Peck Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59255. The Survey maps it on the Bredette quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 5 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Wolf Point quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Wolf Point quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Bredette quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Scobey quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Bredette between 1994 and 2017, burning about 450 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1994 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Fort Peck Agency | HAWBAKER |
| 9 September 1994 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Fort Peck Agency | WEST FORK |
| 8 September 1998 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fort Peck Agency | HABAKKER |
| 24 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Fort Peck Agency | TONG |
| 24 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 241 acres | Fort Peck Agency | CONFUSION |
| 11 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fort Peck Agency | HWY 250 |
| 30 July 2006 | Natural | 171 acres | Fort Peck Agency | O'BRIEN |
| 4 May 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bredette: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
36 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bredette in 36 storm reports between 2002 and 2026: 20 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 2 heavy rain, 2 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | $50,000 | A well built, newer Morton Building had part of the roof peeled off by rear-flank downdraft winds from a tornadic supercell. The EF-2 tornado was two miles south of this location. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Bredette | $2,000 | A measured wind gust to 53 mph blew off part of the house siding. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | $1,000 | A window was broken and minor damage occurred to the home's deck. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | - | The Bredette NE Montana Climate Office mesonet site (BDEM8) recorded a 64 mph wind gust. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | - | Wind gust was observed about 4 miles northeast of Bredette (US Climate Reference Network). |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | - | Public reported, via Facebook, their personal weather station measured an 83 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| September 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Bredette | - | The public reported a funnel cloud near the intersection of West Lake Road and Flat Center Road or near 8 SE Bredette. |
| September 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Bredette | - | The public reported, via Facebook, a funnel cloud just west of Medicine Lake. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | - | Public reported, via Facebook, a measured thunderstorm wind gust of 78 mph. A picture of their weather station was included showing the measurement. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | - | Public reported grain bins rolled, outbuildings damaged, and power poles knocked down. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | - | Trained spotter reported wind damage to their home. A few shingles were blown off and the soffit was broke loose. Time is estimated. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | - | At the McDonalds MT-13 DOT site (MTMCD), a 64 mph wind gust was recorded. |
| June 2019 | Heavy Rain | Bredette | - | Public measured at least 3.76 inches of rain. |
| June 2019 | Heavy Rain | Bredette | - | Public measured 4.12 inches of rain. Final storm end total. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Bredette | - | Trained spotter reported penny-sized hail. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Bredette | - | Trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | - | Trained spotter reported 60 mph wind gusts. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Bredette | - | Trained spotter reported nickel-sized hail. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Bredette | - | Trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | - | Public estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph and reported a television antenna bent in half. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | - | Public estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | - | Spotter #7733 estimated wind gusts up to 65 mph. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Bredette | - | A trained spotter reported penny sized hail covering the ground about 1 inch deep and some water running in the fields due to heavy rain about 10 miles east-northeast of Bredette in Roosevelt County. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Bredette | - | Public reported ping pong ball-sized hail stones. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | - | Spotter reported an estimated 60 mph wind gust. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Bredette | - | Spotter reported hen egg-sized hail stones covering the ground. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Bredette | - | Spotter reported small amounts of penny-sized hail stones. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | - | Spotter estimated wind gusts of 70 mph. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | - | Spotter estimated the wind gust. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Bredette | - | The hail ripped off small tree branches. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | - | 60 mph wind reported by spotter 18 miles east of Bredette. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Bredette | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Bredette | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bredette | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122569726 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 802057. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



