North Dakota, 1952

Tornadoes in North Dakota, July 1, 1952

July 1, 1952 · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
26
Property damage
$550,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Richland

When
July 1, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Richland County
Rating
F3
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
46.070, -96.950

Tornado, McKenzie

When
July 1, 5:30 PM CST
Where
McKenzie County
Rating
F2
Path length
9.7 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
47.820, -103.550

Tornado, Burleigh

When
July 1, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Burleigh County
Rating
F4
Path length
19.8 mi
Path width
150 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
25 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
47.050, -100.500

Tornado, Burleigh

When
July 1, 6:36 PM CST
Where
Burleigh County
Rating
F4
Path length
28.2 mi
Path width
150 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
47.150, -100.100

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Burleigh1952-07-01Direct

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10089663, 10089664, 10089665, 10089666.