Cavalier County tornado history

43 tornadoes touched Cavalier County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Jun 9, 2017). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 1 people.

43tornadoes since 1950

EF2strongest rating

1killed · 1 injured

20 milongest path · 2010

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

By rating

(E)F023

(E)F116

(E)F24

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 9, 2017	EF2	18 mi	800 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 1971	F2	8.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 1985	F2	0.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 1959	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 1966	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	1	1
Aug 1, 2010	EF1	20 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 7, 2008	EF1	12 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 24, 1978	F1	8.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 23, 2005	F1	4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 10, 2005	F1	4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 14, 2018	EF1	4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 27, 2015	EF1	3 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 7, 2025	EF0	1.5 mi	100 yd
Jun 24, 2022	EF0	2 mi	10 yd
Aug 9, 2020	EF0	0.3 mi	40 yd
Jul 8, 2019	EF0	3.1 mi	200 yd
Jun 14, 2018	EF1	4 mi	200 yd
Jul 11, 2017	EF0	0.4 mi	100 yd
Jun 9, 2017	EF0	2 mi	200 yd
Jun 9, 2017	EF1	1.3 mi	600 yd
Jun 9, 2017	EF2	18 mi	800 yd
Jun 27, 2015	EF0	0.3 mi	20 yd
Jun 27, 2015	EF1	0.9 mi	120 yd
Jun 27, 2015	EF1	3 mi	150 yd

Deadliest: Jun 24, 1966, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Towner County, ND32 Ramsey County, ND51 Pembina County, ND43 Walsh County, ND56 Nelson County, ND41 Rolette County, ND17 Benson County, ND49 Grand Forks County, ND93

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cavalier County, North Dakota had?

43 tornadoes touched Cavalier County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Cavalier County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Jun 9, 2017, with a 18-mile path.

When is tornado season in Cavalier County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (21 of 43). 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).