Hettinger County tornado history

20 tornadoes touched Hettinger County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 29, 1975). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 4 people.

20tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 4 injured

68 milongest path · 1975

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F111

(E)F21

(E)F30

(E)F41

(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 29, 1975	F4	68 mi	880 yd	4	1
Aug 29, 1964	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 22, 1975	F1	22.1 mi	27 yd	0	0
Jun 1, 2005	F1	16 mi	70 yd	0	0
Jun 1, 2005	F1	11 mi	70 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 1976	F1	7.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 26, 2005	F1	4 mi	70 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 2016	EF1	3.2 mi	35 yd	0	0
Jun 26, 2005	F1	3 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 2019	EF1	2.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1976	F1	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 15, 1978	F1	0.3 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 12, 2019	EF1	2.9 mi	200 yd
Jun 21, 2016	EF1	3.2 mi	35 yd
Jun 12, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Jun 24, 2009	EF0	18.8 mi	50 yd
Jun 26, 2005	F1	4 mi	70 yd
Jun 26, 2005	F1	3 mi	60 yd
Jun 1, 2005	F1	11 mi	70 yd
Jun 1, 2005	F1	16 mi	70 yd
Jul 3, 2001	F0	9 mi	40 yd
Jul 3, 2001	F0	—	40 yd
Jul 6, 2000	F0	20 mi	50 yd
Jun 4, 1980	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd

Deadliest: Jun 29, 1975, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Adams County, ND14 Stark County, ND26 Grant County, ND27 Slope County, ND11 Bowman County, ND14 Morton County, ND54 Billings County, ND7 Dunn County, ND26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Hettinger County, North Dakota had?

20 tornadoes touched Hettinger County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Hettinger County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 29, 1975, with a 68-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Hettinger County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (11 of 20). 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).