Storms in North Dakota in 1955
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in North Dakota in 1955, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
North Dakota in 1955 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 26
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 19
- Damage
- $588,000
- Episodes
- 16
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 12 | 2 | 19 | $588,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
May 1955
June 1955
- Tornado in North Dakota, June 3, 1955
- Tornado in North Dakota, June 29, 1955
- Tornadoes in North Dakota, June 30, 1955
July 1955
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 1, 1955
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 2, 1955
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 5, 1955
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, July 6, 1955
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 12, 1955
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 26, 1955
August 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, August 3, 1955
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 5, 1955
- Tornado in North Dakota, August 10, 1955
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 16, 1955
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 17, 1955
September 1955
More
Every year in North DakotaEvery state in 1955Tornadoes in North Dakota in 195519541956
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.