Burke County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Burke County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Aug 12, 2010). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 1 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

1killed · 1 injured

10 milongest path · 2001

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

By rating

(E)F021

(E)F14

(E)F21

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Aug 12, 2010	EF3	5 mi	400 yd	1	1
Aug 5, 1969	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 19, 2001	F1	10 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2009	EF1	9.7 mi	80 yd	0	0
Aug 5, 1969	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 30, 1984	F1	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 5, 1998	F0	9 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 7, 2000	F0	6 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 5, 1998	F0	4 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF0	3.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2009	EF0	1.8 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jul 15, 2004	F0	1 mi	20 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Aug 12, 2010	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Aug 12, 2010	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Aug 12, 2010	EF3	5 mi	400 yd	1	1
Jul 26, 2010	EF0	0.8 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF0	3.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2009	EF1	9.7 mi	80 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2009	EF0	0.8 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2009	EF0	1.8 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jul 15, 2004	F0	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 26, 2001	F0	—	40 yd	0	0
Jul 20, 2001	F0	—	40 yd	0	0
Jul 19, 2001	F0	—	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Aug 12, 2010, EF3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Renville County, ND25 Mountrail County, ND31 Divide County, ND12 Williams County, ND26 Ward County, ND55 Bottineau County, ND34 McKenzie County, ND23 Sheridan County, MT10

Questions

How many tornadoes has Burke County, North Dakota had?

27 tornadoes touched Burke 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 Burke County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Aug 12, 2010, with a 5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Burke County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (16 of 27). 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).