Storms in North Dakota in 1973
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in North Dakota in 1973, 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 1973 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
- 70
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $1.5 million
- Episodes
- 20
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 10 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 million |
Every episode, month by month
April 1973
June 1973
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 2, 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 15, 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 16, 1973
July 1973
- Tornadoes in North Dakota, July 1, 1973
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 4, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 6, 1973
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 7, 1973
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 13, 1973
- Hail in North Dakota, July 29, 1973
August 1973
- Hail in North Dakota, August 3, 1973
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 6, 1973
- Hail in North Dakota, August 12, 1973
- Hail in North Dakota, August 14, 1973
- Hail in North Dakota, August 15, 1973
- Hail in North Dakota, August 17, 1973
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, August 21, 1973
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 24, 1973
- Hail in North Dakota, August 26, 1973
September 1973
More
Every year in North DakotaEvery state in 1973Tornadoes in North Dakota in 197319721974
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.