Storms in North Dakota in 1970
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in North Dakota in 1970, 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 1970 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
- 46
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $135,000
- Episodes
- 21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 12 | 0 | 9 | $135,000 |
| Hail | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
May 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 8, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 20, 1970
- Tornado in North Dakota, May 28, 1970
June 1970
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, June 10, 1970
- Tornado in North Dakota, June 11, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, June 12, 1970
- Tornado in North Dakota, June 14, 1970
- Tornado in North Dakota, June 19, 1970
July 1970
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 9, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 13, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 14, 1970
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 25, 1970
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, July 28, 1970
August 1970
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 11, 1970
- Hail in North Dakota, August 17, 1970
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, August 21, 1970
- Hail in North Dakota, August 24, 1970
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 29, 1970
September 1970
More
Every year in North DakotaEvery state in 1970Tornadoes in North Dakota in 197019691971
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.