Bottineau County tornado history

34 tornadoes touched Bottineau County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jul 6, 1977).

34tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 8 injured

17.2 milongest path · 1977

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

By rating

(E)F023

(E)F15

(E)F22

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated2

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Peak month: June.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 6, 1977	F3	17.2 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 26, 1986	F3	8 mi	2,000 yd	1
Jun 4, 1974	F2	11.4 mi	400 yd	6
Jun 12, 1972	F2	2 mi	20 yd	1
Aug 25, 1978	F1	13.3 mi	70 yd	0
Jun 22, 1984	F1	2.5 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 28, 2020	EF1	1 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 7, 1968	F1	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
Sep 15, 1956	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 15, 2000	F0	8 mi	40 yd	0
Aug 7, 2000	F0	6 mi	60 yd	0
Jun 24, 2001	F0	6 mi	40 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 17, 2022	unrated	0.3 mi	50 yd
Jun 28, 2020	unrated	0.4 mi	50 yd
Jun 28, 2020	EF1	1 mi	100 yd
Jul 7, 2016	EF0	0.3 mi	20 yd
Jul 7, 2008	EF0	1.1 mi	30 yd
Jun 24, 2001	F0	6 mi	40 yd
Aug 7, 2000	F0	6 mi	60 yd
Jul 15, 2000	F0	8 mi	40 yd
Jul 15, 2000	F0	3 mi	30 yd
Jun 11, 2000	F0	—	40 yd
Jul 25, 1997	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jul 11, 1997	F0	0.5 mi	13 yd

How many tornadoes has Bottineau County, North Dakota had?

34 tornadoes touched Bottineau County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Bottineau County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jul 6, 1977, with a 17.2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Bottineau County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (13 of 34). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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