Rolette County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Rolette County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Jul 7, 2008).

17tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
0killed · 3 injured
20.6 milongest path · 2008
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F011
(E)F13
(E)F22
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 7, 2008EF320.6 mi250 yd30
Aug 3, 2016EF220 mi1,200 yd00
May 20, 1965F24.3 mi50 yd00
Jun 12, 1993F17 mi100 yd00
Aug 16, 1988F11 mi100 yd00
May 21, 1979F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 15, 2000F08 mi40 yd00
Jun 23, 2006F06 mi25 yd00
Aug 1, 2010EF05.8 mi30 yd00
Jun 25, 2002F02 mi40 yd00
Jul 7, 2008EF00.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 14, 2018EF00.4 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 14, 2018EF00.4 mi50 yd00
Jul 19, 2017EF00.3 mi25 yd00
Aug 3, 2016EF220 mi1,200 yd00
Aug 1, 2010EF05.8 mi30 yd00
Jul 7, 2008EF00.5 mi50 yd00
Jul 7, 2008EF320.6 mi250 yd30
Jun 23, 2006F06 mi25 yd00
Jun 25, 2002F02 mi40 yd00
Jul 15, 2000F08 mi40 yd00
Jun 12, 1993F17 mi100 yd00
Jun 28, 1990F00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 16, 1988F11 mi100 yd00

Nearby counties

Towner County, ND32Pierce County, ND17Bottineau County, ND34McHenry County, ND37Benson County, ND49Ramsey County, ND51Cavalier County, ND43Wells County, ND27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Rolette County, North Dakota had?

17 tornadoes touched Rolette County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Rolette County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Jul 7, 2008, with a 20.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Rolette County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (6 of 17). 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).