Ransom County tornado history

35 tornadoes touched Ransom County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF5 (Jun 20, 2025). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 8 people.

35tornadoes since 1950

EF5strongest rating

3killed · 8 injured

28.5 milongest path · 1999

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F110

(E)F28

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F51

unrated2

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
Jun 20, 2025	EF5	12.1 mi	1,850 yd	0	3
Aug 15, 1999	F2	28.5 mi	283 yd	0	0
Aug 29, 1970	F2	10.3 mi	10 yd	7	0
Jul 14, 2010	EF2	9.1 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1982	F2	7 mi	440 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 2025	EF2	6.8 mi	1,351 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 2025	EF2	5.2 mi	400 yd	0	0
Jul 15, 2007	EF2	3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Aug 12, 1957	F2	0.5 mi	33 yd	0	0
Sep 6, 1970	F1	15.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 15, 2007	EF1	10 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 14, 2010	EF1	7 mi	250 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Killed
Jun 20, 2025	EF2	5.2 mi	400 yd	0
Jun 20, 2025	unrated	0.6 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 20, 2025	EF5	12.1 mi	1,850 yd	3
Jun 20, 2025	EF2	6.8 mi	1,351 yd	0
Jun 20, 2025	EF0	0.8 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 2, 2024	unrated	—	50 yd	0
Aug 12, 2010	EF0	4.6 mi	25 yd	0
Jul 14, 2010	EF1	7 mi	250 yd	0
Jul 14, 2010	EF2	9.1 mi	300 yd	0
May 24, 2008	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
Jul 15, 2007	EF1	10 mi	200 yd	0
Jul 15, 2007	EF2	3 mi	200 yd	0

Deadliest: Jun 20, 2025, EF5, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Sargent County, ND26 Richland County, ND62 Cass County, ND107 Barnes County, ND68 LaMoure County, ND39 Dickey County, ND35 Marshall County, SD23 Wilkin County, MN34

Questions

How many tornadoes has Ransom County, North Dakota had?

35 tornadoes touched Ransom 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 Ransom County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF5 on Jun 20, 2025, with a 12.1-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Ransom County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (15 of 35). 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).