North Dakota tornado history

1,731 tornadoes in North Dakota from 1950 to 2025, killing 32 people. Choose a county to see every track on a map.

Cass County107Grand Forks County93Barnes County68Richland County62Burleigh County60Stutsman County58Walsh County56Ward County55Morton County54Ramsey County51Benson County49McLean County48Steele County45Cavalier County43Pembina County43Nelson County41Emmons County40Griggs County39LaMoure County39McHenry County37Dickey County35Ransom County35Bottineau County34Traill County34Towner County32Mountrail County31Burke County27Grant County27Wells County27Dunn County26Sargent County26Stark County26Williams County26Renville County25Kidder County24Sheridan County24McIntosh County23McKenzie County23Mercer County22Eddy County20Hettinger County20Logan County19Foster County17Pierce County17Rolette County17Sioux County17Adams County14Bowman County14Divide County12Oliver County12Golden Valley County11Slope County11Billings County7

By decade

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Deadliest tornadoes in North Dakota

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 20, 1957F552.4 mi500 yd10310
Jul 4, 1978F426 mi250 yd355
Jun 20, 2025EF512.1 mi1,850 yd03
May 29, 1953F514.8 mi600 yd202
Jul 31, 1966F326.4 mi280 yd42
Jul 2, 1955F49.1 mi150 yd192
Aug 12, 2010EF35 mi400 yd11
Jul 1, 1952F448 mi150 yd261
Jun 24, 1966F10.1 mi10 yd11
Jul 19, 1952F316.4 mi10 yd21