Severe Thunderstorm Watches in North Dakota
840 severe thunderstorm watches since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm watches reaches back to 1997.
Severe Thunderstorm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 840
- Busiest year
- 200145 severe thunderstorm watches
- Average year
- 28over 30 years on file
Over time
By year
Watches are counted from 1997, when the Storm Prediction Center archive begins.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Sioux County293
- Emmons County290
- Hettinger County289
- Burleigh County287
- Morton County287
- Adams County286
- Kidder County283
- Grant County282
- Ransom County281
- Cass County280
- Richland County280
- Logan County278
- McLean County276
- Sargent County276
- McIntosh County275
- Traill County271
- Oliver County269
- Barnes County266
- LaMoure County266
- Mercer County266
- Stark County266
- Stutsman County265
- Steele County264
- Dickey County263
- Griggs County257
- Sheridan County257
- Wells County257
- Foster County255
- Bowman County253
- Dunn County252
- Slope County251
- Grand Forks County242
- Billings County241
- Eddy County232
- Nelson County229
- McKenzie County224
- Golden Valley County222
- Ward County218
- McHenry County212
- Mountrail County211
The latest severe thunderstorm watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benson, Bottineau, Burke, McHenry, McLean, Mountrail and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 3, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barnes, Cass, Grand Forks, Griggs, Steele, Traill and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bottineau, Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, McHenry, McLean and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Divide, Dunn and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 24, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Dickey, Eddy and 19 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 23, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Grant and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Barnes, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Dickey and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cass, Richland, Traill | 7 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barnes, Benson, Burleigh, Cavalier, Dickey, Eddy and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 19, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Foster, Grant, Kidder and 11 more | 9 hr |
| Jul 16, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Foster, Grand Forks, Griggs and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Barnes, Benson, Burleigh, Cavalier, Dickey and 26 more | 7 hr |
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.