Storms in North Dakota in 1972
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in North Dakota in 1972, 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 1972 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
- 25
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $305,000
- Episodes
- 18
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 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 9 | 0 | 1 | $305,000 |
| Hail | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
May 1972
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 17, 1972
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, May 19, 1972
- Hail in North Dakota, May 20, 1972
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 21, 1972
- Tornado in North Dakota, May 26, 1972
June 1972
- Tornado in North Dakota, June 1, 1972
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, June 11, 1972
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, June 12, 1972
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, June 26, 1972
- Tornado in North Dakota, June 27, 1972
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, June 30, 1972
July 1972
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 1, 1972
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 11, 1972
- Hail in North Dakota, July 15, 1972
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 29, 1972
August 1972
More
Every year in North DakotaEvery state in 1972Tornadoes in North Dakota in 197219711973
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.