McLean County tornado history

48 tornadoes touched McLean County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 5, 1956).

48tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 10 injured

33.7 milongest path · 1975

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

By rating

(E)F023

(E)F115

(E)F24

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated5

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Peak month: June.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 5, 1956	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 24, 1975	F2	33.7 mi	50 yd	5
Aug 15, 2022	EF2	2.3 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 24, 2006	F2	2 mi	90 yd	0
Aug 3, 1955	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 13, 2003	F1	29 mi	40 yd	1
Jun 6, 2004	F1	11 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 14, 2025	EF1	8.7 mi	250 yd	0
Jul 22, 1993	F1	6 mi	100 yd	0
May 18, 1977	F1	5.4 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 28, 1996	F1	3 mi	20 yd	0
Aug 15, 2022	EF1	2.2 mi	100 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Sep 14, 2025	unrated	3.1 mi	50 yd
Sep 14, 2025	EF1	8.7 mi	250 yd
Sep 14, 2025	unrated	7.3 mi	100 yd
Jun 20, 2025	unrated	0.3 mi	50 yd
Aug 15, 2022	unrated	0.3 mi	25 yd
Aug 15, 2022	EF1	2.2 mi	100 yd
Aug 15, 2022	EF2	2.3 mi	100 yd
Jul 20, 2020	unrated	0.2 mi	25 yd
Aug 12, 2019	EF0	0.5 mi	30 yd
Jul 8, 2011	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd
Jun 20, 2011	EF0	0.3 mi	10 yd
Jun 26, 2009	EF0	0.5 mi	20 yd

How many tornadoes has McLean County, North Dakota had?

48 tornadoes touched McLean 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 McLean County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 5, 1956, with a 0.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in McLean County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (17 of 48). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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