Golden Valley County tornado history

11 tornadoes touched Golden Valley County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jul 19, 1952). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 3 people.

11tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 3 injured

17.5 milongest path · 2015

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

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F12

(E)F21

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Jul 19, 1952	F3	16.4 mi	10 yd	2	1
Jun 10, 1952	F3	8.8 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jul 25, 2001	F2	5 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 2015	EF1	17.5 mi	50 yd	1	0
Jul 9, 1976	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1999	F0	3 mi	—	0	0
Jul 8, 2009	EF0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 3, 1989	F0	0.3 mi	13 yd	0	0
Jun 14, 1991	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 3, 2013	EF0	—	20 yd	0	0
Jun 27, 2024	unrated	0.6 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 27, 2024	unrated	0.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 2015	EF1	17.5 mi	50 yd	1	0
Jun 3, 2013	EF0	—	20 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2009	EF0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 25, 2001	F2	5 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1999	F0	3 mi	—	0	0
Jun 14, 1991	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 3, 1989	F0	0.3 mi	13 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 1976	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 19, 1952	F3	16.4 mi	10 yd	2	1
Jun 10, 1952	F3	8.8 mi	300 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Jul 19, 1952, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Wibaux County, MT9 Billings County, ND7 Slope County, ND11 Fallon County, MT15 Dawson County, MT15 Stark County, ND26 McKenzie County, ND23 Bowman County, ND14

Questions

How many tornadoes has Golden Valley County, North Dakota had?

11 tornadoes touched Golden Valley County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Golden Valley County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jul 19, 1952, with a 16.4-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Golden Valley County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (6 of 11). 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).