McKenzie County tornado history

23 tornadoes touched McKenzie County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Jul 9, 2018). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 38 people.

23tornadoes since 1950

EF2strongest rating

1killed · 38 injured

9.7 milongest path · 1952

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F11

(E)F23

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated4

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 9, 2018	EF2	0.5 mi	400 yd	28	1
Jul 1, 1952	F2	9.7 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 26, 2014	EF2	0.5 mi	100 yd	9	0
Jun 27, 1975	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 6, 2014	EF0	3.8 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 1999	F0	1 mi	—	0	0
Jul 9, 1983	F0	0.5 mi	13 yd	0	0
Sep 4, 1996	F0	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 22, 2011	EF0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 2016	EF0	0.4 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 1983	F0	0.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 1, 2018	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Sep 17, 2025	unrated	1.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 10, 2021	unrated	0.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 10, 2021	unrated	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 10, 2021	unrated	2.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 2018	EF2	0.5 mi	400 yd	28	1
Jun 1, 2018	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 2016	EF0	0.4 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 6, 2014	EF0	3.8 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 26, 2014	EF2	0.5 mi	100 yd	9	0
Jul 22, 2011	EF0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 26, 2001	F0	—	40 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 1999	F0	1 mi	—	0	0

Deadliest: Jul 9, 2018, EF2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Williams County, ND26 Dunn County, ND26 Billings County, ND7 Richland County, MT12 Mountrail County, ND31 Golden Valley County, ND11 Wibaux County, MT9 Stark County, ND26

Questions

How many tornadoes has McKenzie County, North Dakota had?

23 tornadoes touched McKenzie 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 McKenzie County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Jul 9, 2018, with a 0.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in McKenzie County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (9 of 23). 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).