Morton County tornado history

54 tornadoes touched Morton County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (May 29, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 20 people.

54tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

2killed · 20 injured

23.9 milongest path · 1981

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

By rating

(E)F037

(E)F19

(E)F22

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F51

unrated3

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
May 29, 1953	F5	14.8 mi	600 yd	20	2
Jul 30, 1981	F3	23.9 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 25, 1978	F3	2.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 2025	EF2	5.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 1971	F2	0.5 mi	27 yd	0	0
Jul 6, 1955	F1	7.4 mi	17 yd	0	0
May 24, 2008	EF1	5.5 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 13, 1998	F1	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 2010	EF1	1.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 3, 1969	F1	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 11, 1974	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1976	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 27, 2025	unrated	0.3 mi	50 yd
Jun 20, 2025	unrated	0.5 mi	50 yd
Jun 20, 2025	EF2	5.6 mi	200 yd
Jun 28, 2020	unrated	1.3 mi	100 yd
Jun 26, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 1, 2018	EF0	7.3 mi	100 yd
May 31, 2018	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
Jul 9, 2016	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Aug 30, 2013	EF0	2.5 mi	30 yd
Jul 9, 2013	EF0	1.8 mi	50 yd
Jul 22, 2011	EF0	0.2 mi	20 yd
Jul 22, 2011	EF0	1 mi	20 yd

Deadliest: May 29, 1953, F5, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Oliver County, ND12 Grant County, ND27 Sioux County, ND17 Burleigh County, ND60 Mercer County, ND22 Hettinger County, ND20 Emmons County, ND40 Stark County, ND26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Morton County, North Dakota had?

54 tornadoes touched Morton County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Morton County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on May 29, 1953, with a 14.8-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Morton County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (23 of 54). 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).