Nelson County tornado history

41 tornadoes touched Nelson County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Aug 26, 2007).

41tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
9 milongest path · 2016
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F031
(E)F18
(E)F20
(E)F32
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 26, 2007EF36 mi580 yd00
Jul 18, 2001F35 mi150 yd00
Jun 27, 2015EF14.8 mi75 yd00
Aug 10, 2007EF14.1 mi50 yd00
Jul 28, 2019EF13.8 mi100 yd00
Jun 8, 2018EF12.7 mi150 yd00
Jun 6, 1999F12 mi—00
Jul 13, 1997F11 mi50 yd00
Jul 23, 2015EF10.5 mi350 yd00
Jun 27, 1977F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 7, 2016EF09 mi100 yd00
Aug 13, 2007EF06 mi100 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 24, 2022EF00.7 mi100 yd00
Jun 24, 2022EF00.4 mi100 yd00
Jun 24, 2022EF01 mi100 yd00
Jun 7, 2020EF00.1 mi50 yd00
Jul 28, 2019EF13.8 mi100 yd00
Jun 8, 2018EF00.3 mi75 yd00
Jun 8, 2018EF12.7 mi150 yd00
Sep 1, 2017EF00.1 mi50 yd00
Sep 1, 2017EF06 mi150 yd00
Jul 7, 2016EF09 mi100 yd00
Jul 23, 2015EF10.5 mi350 yd00
Jun 27, 2015EF14.8 mi75 yd00

Nearby counties

Griggs County, ND39Ramsey County, ND51Grand Forks County, ND93Eddy County, ND20Walsh County, ND56Steele County, ND45Foster County, ND17Benson County, ND49

Questions

How many tornadoes has Nelson County, North Dakota had?

41 tornadoes touched Nelson County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Nelson County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Aug 26, 2007, with a 6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Nelson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (19 of 41). 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).