Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings
Tornado Warnings in North Dakota, 2008
84 tornado warnings in 2008. 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 tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 84
- Busiest month
- July41 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- July 7, 20089 tornado warnings
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Dickey | 45 min |
| May 24, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Dickey, LaMoure | 32 min |
| May 24, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Ransom, Sargent | 61 min |
| May 24, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Morton | 27 min |
| May 24, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Morton, Oliver | 30 min |
| May 24, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Morton, Oliver | 34 min |
| May 24, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McLean, Oliver | 25 min |
| May 24, 8:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McLean, Mercer, Oliver | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 8:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McLean, Mercer | 25 min |
| Jun 14, 7:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Barnes, Cass | 41 min |
| Jun 14, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Cass | 40 min |
| Jun 18, 3:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Bottineau | 23 min |
| Jun 18, 3:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McLean, Mercer | 21 min |
| Jun 18, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McLean, Mercer, Oliver | 37 min |
| Jun 18, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Morton, Oliver | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh, McLean, Mercer, Oliver | 30 min |
| Jun 18, 6:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Morton, Oliver | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh, McLean, Mercer, Oliver | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Morton, Oliver | 29 min |
| Jun 18, 7:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 24 min |
| Jun 18, 7:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Morton | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 43 min |
| Jun 18, 7:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Morton | 35 min |
| Jun 18, 8:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Sioux | 49 min |
| Jun 23, 8:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Benson | 62 min |
| Jul 5, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Eddy | 66 min |
| Jul 5, 4:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Foster | 27 min |
| Jul 7, 2:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Rolette | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Rolette | 35 min |
| Jul 7, 3:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Towner | 55 min |
| Jul 7, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Cavalier, Towner | 65 min |
| Jul 7, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Griggs, Nelson, Steele | 35 min |
| Jul 7, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Cavalier, Pembina | 62 min |
| Jul 7, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Steele | 33 min |
| Jul 7, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Steele, Traill | 23 min |
| Jul 7, 6:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Walsh | 64 min |
| Jul 7, 7:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Walsh | 39 min |
| Jul 10, 8:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Richland | 34 min |
| Jul 10, 8:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Richland | 34 min |
| Jul 10, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McLean, Mercer | 25 min |
| Jul 10, 5:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 27 min |
| Jul 10, 5:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton, Sioux | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh | 45 min |
| Jul 10, 7:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Kidder, Logan | 25 min |
| Jul 10, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 8:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | LaMoure | 24 min |
| Jul 16, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Cavalier, Pembina | 38 min |
| Jul 16, 7:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Cavalier | 47 min |
| Jul 16, 7:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Pembina | 67 min |
| Jul 16, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Cavalier | 19 min |
| Jul 16, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Pembina, Walsh | 51 min |
| Jul 19, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie, Mountrail | 35 min |
| Jul 19, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Dunn | 30 min |
| Jul 23, 6:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Sioux | 36 min |
| Jul 28, 8:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Dunn | 36 min |
| Jul 28, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons, Kidder, Logan | 32 min |
| Jul 28, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh, McLean, Oliver | 63 min |
| Jul 28, 9:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Logan | 37 min |
| Jul 28, 9:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh | 28 min |
| Jul 28, 9:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Logan, McIntosh | 32 min |
| Jul 28, 9:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh | 29 min |
| Jul 28, 9:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Logan, McIntosh | 27 min |
| Jul 28, 10:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Dickey, McIntosh | 33 min |
| Jul 30, 10:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McLean | 34 min |
| Jul 30, 11:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McLean, Mercer, Oliver | 28 min |
| Jul 30, 11:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McLean, Mercer, Oliver | 33 min |
| Aug 1, 9:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Dunn, Mercer | 36 min |
| Aug 1, 9:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Dunn, Mercer | 31 min |
| Aug 1, 9:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Dunn | 22 min |
| Aug 11, 1:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh | 37 min |
| Aug 11, 1:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons, Morton | 25 min |
| Aug 11, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McLean, Sheridan | 35 min |
| Aug 11, 4:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Sheridan | 32 min |
| Aug 11, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McHenry | 37 min |
| Aug 11, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McHenry | 30 min |
| Aug 11, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Pierce | 35 min |
| Aug 14, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Ransom | 25 min |
| Aug 14, 5:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Ransom | 33 min |
| Aug 14, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | LaMoure | 30 min |
| Aug 14, 6:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Barnes, Steele | 29 min |
| Aug 14, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Steele | 45 min |
| Aug 21, 7:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McHenry, Pierce | 27 min |
| Aug 22, 1:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McLean, Mercer, Oliver | 33 min |
| Aug 22, 2:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McLean, Sheridan | 34 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- McLean County15
- Oliver County14
- Morton County13
- Mercer County12
- Burleigh County11
- Dunn County6
- Cavalier County5
- Steele County5
- Logan County5
- Grant County4
- Pembina County4
- Dickey County3
- LaMoure County3
- Barnes County3
- Cass County3
- Ransom County3
- Sioux County3
- Walsh County3
- Emmons County3
- McIntosh County3
- Sheridan County3
- McHenry County3
- Rolette County2
- Towner County2
- Richland County2
- Kidder County2
- Pierce County2
- Sargent County1
- Bottineau County1
- Benson County1
- Eddy County1
- Foster County1
- Griggs County1
- Nelson County1
- Traill County1
- McKenzie County1
- Mountrail County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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. Rebuilt daily.