Broadus, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Broadus census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59317. It stands on Lone Tree Creek. The Survey maps it on the Broadus quadrangle. 456 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,028 feet above sea level.
On record in Broadus
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Cross Ranch Headquarterslisted 1996
Population over time
2 figuresBroadus fell from 468 to 456 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 468 | |
| 2020 | 456 | -12 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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 Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Broadus quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Broadus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Broadus between 2000 and 2017, burning about 58 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Eastern Land Office | TED |
| 1 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Eastern Land Office | MANGEN |
| 3 July 2000 | Natural | 15 acres | Miles City Field Office | WRANGLER |
| 24 July 2007 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Miles City Field Office | MANGEN |
| 11 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Eastern Land Office | GOVERNMENT |
| 1 July 2009 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Miles City Field Office | CHARLES |
| 26 March 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 21 acres | Miles City Field Office | COOLIHAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 151 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Broadus in 151 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 101 hail, 31 thunderstorm wind, 9 flash flood, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | $500,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew off section of County Courthouse roof. Damages estimated in excess of $100,000. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | $5,000 | Eight to ten inch limbs blown over power lines causing power outage. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Broadus | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Hail | Broadus | - | Quarter size hail reported. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Broadus | - | Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter reported. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | - | Mesonet station mtm32 at 2.4 E Broadus. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | - | Tree limbs 2 inches in diameter were snapped. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | - | Tree limbs were down, as well as power outages across Broadus. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Broadus | - | Baseball size hail which resulted in a spotters car window breaking was reported. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | - | The public reported a tree down due to the strong thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Broadus | - | There were numerous reports of hail 1.5-2.0 in diameter in Broadus. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | - | A wind gust of 70 mph was estimated just west/northwest of Broadus. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | - | A wind gust estimated at 60 mph was reported in Broadus. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Broadus | - | Some tree branches were broken. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Broadus | - | Local law enforcement reported three roads closed in the Broadus area due to high running water. The water depth was estimated at over two feet. The Sheriff also reported area rivers and streams were running very high. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | - | An estimated wind gust of 60 mph was reported 14 miles east of Broadus. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | - | Winds 28 miles southwest of Broadus gusted to 59 mph. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | - | Winds gusted to 70 mph in Broadus. There were several reports of large tree branches blocking the road in a trailer park, along with siding being blown off a trailer. One city dumpster was moved by the wind. In addition, miscellaneous damage was also reported to a house that was located one mile from the trailer park. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | - | Roof blown off shed. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Broadus | - | Mostly half inch diameter hail, but a few as large as golf balls |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Broadus | - | Very heavy rain in an hour led to many flooded fields, and water running across roads in a few places. Four miles north, Broadus reported 1.25 inches of rain within an hour. There were other reports of 1.5 to 2 inches of rain in the southern part of Powder River County. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | - | Several reports of large trees downed or uprooted in Broadus from high winds with a thunderstorm. One tree fell on the front door of a home. No official wind gust measurements were available. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Broadus | - | Highway 59 closed due to a creek flowing over the road. One vehicle washed off the roadway. |
| June 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Broadus | - | Funnel cloud in the Crane Acres area of Broadus. It extended at least half way to the ground, but it did not touch down. Several people in the Broadus area reported seeing the funnel cloud. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Broadus | - | Hail lasted nearly 20 minutes. Hail combined with winds caused severe crop damage. Dollar amount unknown. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Broadus | - | 1.00 inch hail covering ground |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | - | Signs and small trees blown over |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Broadus | - | Street flooding and small stream flooding |
| August 2002 | Heavy Rain | Broadus | - | 2.00 inches of heavy rain |
| August 2002 | Heavy Rain | Broadus | - | 1.80 inches of heavy rain |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Broadus | - | Flooding of streets and some local businesses. 3 feet of water in nearby fields. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | - | 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust |
| May 2001 | Hail | Broadus | - | 0.75 hail reported by spotter |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Broadus | - | Logs were floating across Otter Creek Road |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Broadus | - | 3-4 feet of water over highway 51 near Fort Howes |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | - | 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust |
| June 2001 | Hail | Broadus | - | Hail was 3-4 inches deep on the ground. Several windows broken. |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Broadus | - | Water over Highway 212 |
| July 2001 | Hail | Broadus | - | Supercell thunderstorms (mainly large hail producers) developed across the eastern half of the NWS Billings County Warning Area around 3:30 pm on July 18th and continued until 9:30 pm. Baseball to softball size hail fell in Broadus, Montana. Numerous car windshields and house windows were smashed. In addition...vinyl siding was stripped from houses, metal roofs were severely dented...and many trees throughout town were stripped of their leaves. The Broadus Elementary and High Schools had approximately 60 to 70 windows broken. Several private business establishment had their outdoor signs broken. The Powder River Nursing Home also had all the windows on the west side of the building broken. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | - | 70 mph thunderstorm winds caused part of a roof to be removed. Nickel size hail covered the ground. |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Broadus | - | Water was flowing over Highway 212 |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | - | Wind damage with 70 mph wind gust. |
| July 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Broadus | - | NWS post storm ground survey confirmed an F0 (winds 42-72 mph) tornado. Tornado damaged some trees. This was the same tornado that touched down 5 miles north of Epsie at 1804 MST. |
| July 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Broadus | - | NWS post storm ground survey confirmed an F0 (winds 42-72 mph) tornado 5 miles north of Epsie, or about 10 miles northwest of Broadus. The tornado was on the ground for 1 minute. The path of the tornado was 1/2 mile long and 50 yards wide. The tornado remained over open range and caused no damage. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | - | 60 mph wind gust |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadus | - | RAWS station at Fort Howes recorded a wind gust of 65 mph. |
| July 1999 | Hail | Broadus | - | Spotter report of dime size hail. |
| July 1999 | Hail | Broadus | - | Spotter report of quarter size hail. |
| August 1999 | Hail | Broadus | - | Spotter reports of quarter size hail in northern Powder River County. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Broadus | - | Spotter report of dime size hail. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Broadus | - | Spotter report of dime size hail. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Broadus | - | Golf Ball size hail was reported at Home Creek Butte. |
| July 1999 | Hail | Broadus | - | Spotter report of nickel size hail. |
| July 1999 | Flood | Broadus | - | Street flooding occurred in Broadus when 1.32 inches of rain fell in 45 minutes. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Broadus | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Broadus | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Broadus | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Broadus | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Broadus | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive | 9.7 miles | 7 | |
| Epsie | 13.3 miles | 8 | |
| Moores (historical) | 15.7 miles | 8 | |
| Sixmile Crossing | 20.4 miles | 7 | |
| Coalwood | 21.9 miles | 7 | |
| Sonnette | 22.6 miles | 10 | |
| Biddle | 24.0 miles | 8 | |
| Belle Creek | 26.3 miles | 8 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Broadus | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q959328 | 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 769230. 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.
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.





