Ward County tornado history

55 tornadoes touched Ward County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Aug 12, 2010). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 2 people.

55tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

1killed · 2 injured

13 milongest path · 1969

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

By rating

(E)F042

(E)F16

(E)F26

(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
Aug 12, 2010	EF3	5 mi	400 yd	1	1
Jun 6, 1982	F2	10 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 2004	F2	8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 1974	F2	0.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 1954	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 2, 1960	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	1	0
Aug 19, 1974	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 13, 1999	F1	11 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jul 13, 1999	F1	9 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 18, 1977	F1	5.4 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 13, 1999	F1	2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 3, 1990	F1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Aug 12, 2010	EF3	5 mi	400 yd	1	1
Jun 12, 2007	EF0	4.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 2005	F0	—	30 yd	0	0
Aug 25, 2004	F0	—	20 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 2004	F2	8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 2004	F0	—	30 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 2002	F0	—	—	0	0
Jul 19, 2001	F0	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 2000	F0	4 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 2000	F0	3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 13, 1999	F1	9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 13, 1999	F1	2 mi	30 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Aug 12, 2010, EF3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Renville County, ND25 Mountrail County, ND31 McLean County, ND48 McHenry County, ND37 Bottineau County, ND34 Burke County, ND27 Mercer County, ND22 Sheridan County, ND24

Questions

How many tornadoes has Ward County, North Dakota had?

55 tornadoes touched Ward County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Ward County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Aug 12, 2010, with a 5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Ward County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (25 of 55). 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).