Barnes County tornado history

68 tornadoes touched Barnes County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jul 18, 2004).

68tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

0killed · 4 injured

28.5 milongest path · 1999

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F037

(E)F118

(E)F28

(E)F34

(E)F41

(E)F50

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Peak month: June.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 18, 2004	F4	12 mi	200 yd	0
May 20, 1974	F3	17.3 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 20, 2025	EF3	10.9 mi	990 yd	0
Aug 23, 1968	F3	8.5 mi	100 yd	3
Sep 6, 1958	F3	2.9 mi	10 yd	0
Aug 15, 1999	F2	28.5 mi	283 yd	0
Jul 26, 2010	EF2	13.8 mi	500 yd	0
Aug 14, 1974	F2	11.3 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 20, 2025	EF2	5.8 mi	400 yd	0
Aug 3, 1955	F2	1.5 mi	10 yd	0
Sep 4, 1965	F2	0.5 mi	17 yd	0
Jun 26, 1965	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	1

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 20, 2025	EF3	10.9 mi	990 yd
Jun 20, 2025	EF0	1.1 mi	20 yd
Jun 20, 2025	EF2	5.8 mi	400 yd
Jun 20, 2025	EF1	5 mi	800 yd
May 8, 2022	EF0	0.2 mi	10 yd
Aug 9, 2020	EF1	2.9 mi	150 yd
May 24, 2019	EF1	4.1 mi	150 yd
May 24, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	75 yd
Sep 19, 2017	EF1	3.7 mi	200 yd
Jul 26, 2016	EF0	0.3 mi	20 yd
Jun 27, 2015	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Sep 4, 2014	EF0	1.1 mi	30 yd

How many tornadoes has Barnes County, North Dakota had?

68 tornadoes touched Barnes County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.9 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Barnes County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jul 18, 2004, with a 12-mile path.

When is tornado season in Barnes County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (25 of 68). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).