Renville County tornado history

25 tornadoes touched Renville County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jul 6, 1977). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 3 people.

25tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 3 injured

17.2 milongest path · 1977

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

By rating

(E)F022

(E)F11

(E)F21

(E)F31

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jul 6, 1977	F3	17.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 23, 1997	F2	0.2 mi	30 yd	2	1
Jul 8, 2009	EF1	10.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 25, 1997	F0	9 mi	13 yd	0	0
Aug 7, 2000	F0	6 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 7, 2000	F0	6 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 2001	F0	6 mi	40 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 1994	F0	2 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 2004	F0	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1999	F0	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 7, 2016	EF0	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
Aug 16, 1988	F0	0.2 mi	13 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 7, 2016	EF0	0.3 mi	20 yd
May 22, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Jul 8, 2009	EF1	10.5 mi	50 yd
Jul 2, 2005	F0	—	30 yd
Jun 6, 2004	F0	1 mi	40 yd
Jun 24, 2001	F0	6 mi	40 yd
Aug 7, 2000	F0	6 mi	30 yd
Aug 7, 2000	F0	6 mi	60 yd
Jun 8, 1999	F0	0.5 mi	10 yd
May 17, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd
May 17, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd
Jul 25, 1997	F0	9 mi	13 yd

Deadliest: Jul 23, 1997, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Ward County, ND55 Bottineau County, ND34 Burke County, ND27 Mountrail County, ND31 McHenry County, ND37 McLean County, ND48 Rolette County, ND17 Pierce County, ND17

Questions

How many tornadoes has Renville County, North Dakota had?

25 tornadoes touched Renville County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Renville County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jul 6, 1977, with a 17.2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Renville County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (9 of 25). 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).