North Dakota
53 counties52 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+73 county disaster declarations
North Dakota has recorded 1,739 tornadoes since 1950, 18th among the states; 420,920 acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.
2025
- Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
- Large wildfires since 1984
Statewide totals
Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.
- Tornadoes since 1950
- 1,739
- 18th of 51
- Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
- 52
- 22nd of 51
- Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
- 0
- None since 1851
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- —
- Acres burned since 1984
- 421K
- 108 large fires
- Flood insurance claims
- 13,067
- $258 million paid
County leaders
Where in North Dakota each hazard has struck most.
Most tornadoes
Most acres burned
- 1McKenzie County101K
- 2Williams County70K
- 3Sioux County66K
- 4Burke County47K
- 5Dunn County31K
Most flood claims
- 1Cass County3,345
- 2Grand Forks County3,114
- 3Ward County1,107
- 4Ramsey County1,103
- 5Walsh County782
Notable events
The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in North Dakota’s record. Each opens its own page.
Tornadoes
- F5 1957, Cass10 killed
- EF5 2025, Ransom3 killed
- F5 1953, Morton2 killed
- F4 1978, Grant5 killed
- F4 1955, Richland2 killed
- EF4 2007, Grand Forks1 killed
- F4 1975, Hettinger1 killed
- F4 1952, Burleigh1 killed
- EF4 2010, Richland5 mi
- EF4 2010, Traill17 mi
Every county
Sort by any column. Each county opens its full record.
| Adams County | 14 | 0 |
| Barnes County | 68 | 0 |
| Benson County | 50 | 0 |
| Billings County | 7 | 0 |
| Bottineau County | 34 | 0 |
| Bowman County | 14 | 0 |
| Burke County | 27 | 0 |
| Burleigh County | 60 | 0 |
| Cass County | 108 | 0 |
| Cavalier County | 43 | 0 |
| Dickey County | 35 | 0 |
| Divide County | 12 | 0 |
| Dunn County | 26 | 0 |
| Eddy County | 20 | 0 |
| Emmons County | 43 | 0 |
| Foster County | 17 | 0 |
| Golden Valley County | 11 | 0 |
| Grand Forks County | 93 | 0 |
| Grant County | 27 | 0 |
| Griggs County | 39 | 0 |
| Hettinger County | 20 | 0 |
| Kidder County | 24 | 0 |
| LaMoure County | 39 | 0 |
| Logan County | 19 | 0 |
| McHenry County | 37 | 0 |
| McIntosh County | 23 | 0 |
| McKenzie County | 24 | 0 |
| McLean County | 49 | 0 |
| Mercer County | 22 | 0 |
| Morton County | 54 | 0 |
| Mountrail County | 31 | 0 |
| Nelson County | 41 | 0 |
| Oliver County | 12 | 0 |
| Pembina County | 43 | 0 |
| Pierce County | 17 | 0 |
| Ramsey County | 51 | 0 |
| Ransom County | 35 | 0 |
| Renville County | 25 | 0 |
| Richland County | 62 | 0 |
| Rolette County | 17 | 0 |
| Sargent County | 26 | 0 |
| Sheridan County | 24 | 0 |
| Sioux County | 17 | 0 |
| Slope County | 11 | 0 |
| Stark County | 26 | 0 |
| Steele County | 45 | 0 |
| Stutsman County | 58 | 0 |
| Towner County | 33 | 0 |
| Traill County | 34 | 0 |
| Walsh County | 56 | 0 |
| Ward County | 55 | 0 |
| Wells County | 27 | 0 |
| Williams County | 26 | 0 |
Cities
Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.