Richland County tornado history

62 tornadoes touched Richland County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jul 2, 1955). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 30 people.

62tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 30 injured

26.9 milongest path · 1964

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

By rating

(E)F031

(E)F119

(E)F24

(E)F33

(E)F42

(E)F50

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
Jul 2, 1955	F4	9.1 mi	150 yd	19	2
Aug 7, 2010	EF4	5 mi	600 yd	0	0
May 5, 1964	F3	5.2 mi	440 yd	11	0
Jul 1, 1952	F3	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 1973	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1964	F2	26.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 30, 2011	EF2	4.3 mi	600 yd	0	0
May 29, 1953	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 25, 1960	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 2005	F1	7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 2009	EF1	7 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jul 13, 2024	EF1	4.5 mi	80 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Sep 18, 2025	unrated	0.2 mi	10 yd
Aug 21, 2025	EF1	1.8 mi	30 yd
Jul 13, 2024	EF1	4.5 mi	80 yd
May 24, 2024	unrated	0.5 mi	10 yd
Jun 7, 2023	unrated	—	10 yd
May 12, 2022	EF1	3.4 mi	150 yd
Oct 9, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jul 9, 2019	EF1	1.5 mi	100 yd
Jul 9, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd
Jun 27, 2015	EF1	2 mi	75 yd
Jun 27, 2015	EF1	0.8 mi	100 yd
Jun 27, 2015	EF0	2.4 mi	300 yd

Deadliest: Jul 2, 1955, F4, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Wilkin County, MN34 Sargent County, ND26 Ransom County, ND35 Traverse County, MN18 Roberts County, SD31 Marshall County, SD23 Cass County, ND107 Clay County, MN43

Questions

How many tornadoes has Richland County, North Dakota had?

62 tornadoes touched Richland County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Richland County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jul 2, 1955, with a 9.1-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Richland County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (21 of 62). 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).