Mountrail County tornado history

31 tornadoes touched Mountrail County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jul 5, 1955).

31tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

0killed · 2 injured

28 milongest path · 1955

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

By rating

(E)F017

(E)F110

(E)F22

(E)F30

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

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Peak month: July.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 5, 1955	F4	28 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 30, 1958	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	2
Jun 14, 1962	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 24, 1979	F1	13.2 mi	440 yd	0
May 17, 1977	F1	8.5 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 7, 1965	F1	2.5 mi	10 yd	0
Aug 21, 1985	F1	1.3 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 6, 2024	EF1	1.2 mi	75 yd	0
Jun 26, 1990	F1	1 mi	73 yd	0
Jul 28, 1970	F1	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
Jul 6, 1971	F1	0.2 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 11, 1980	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 6, 2024	EF1	1.2 mi	75 yd
Aug 4, 2020	unrated	4.4 mi	100 yd
Jul 20, 2016	EF0	0.9 mi	30 yd
May 22, 2012	EF0	0.8 mi	25 yd
Jul 12, 2010	EF0	1.4 mi	30 yd
Oct 9, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Jun 8, 1999	F0	0.5 mi	10 yd
Aug 18, 1998	F0	0.2 mi	30 yd
Sep 4, 1996	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jul 7, 1992	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 26, 1990	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 26, 1990	F1	1 mi	73 yd

How many tornadoes has Mountrail County, North Dakota had?

31 tornadoes touched Mountrail County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Mountrail County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jul 5, 1955, with a 28-mile path.

When is tornado season in Mountrail County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (11 of 31). 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).