Storms in North Dakota in 1974
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in North Dakota in 1974, 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 1974 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
- 81
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 11
- Damage
- $2.1 million
- Episodes
- 31
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 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 26 | 0 | 11 | $2.1 million |
| Hail | 24 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1974
May 1974
- Tornadoes in North Dakota, May 8, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 19, 1974
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, May 20, 1974
- Tornado in North Dakota, May 26, 1974
- Hail in North Dakota, May 27, 1974
June 1974
- Hail in North Dakota, June 2, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 3, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 4, 1974
- Hail in North Dakota, June 5, 1974
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, June 7, 1974
- Tornadoes in North Dakota, June 13, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 20, 1974
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, June 21, 1974
- Hail in North Dakota, June 29, 1974
July 1974
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 1, 1974
- Hail in North Dakota, July 5, 1974
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 7, 1974
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 8, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 11, 1974
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 13, 1974
- Hail in North Dakota, July 15, 1974
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 16, 1974
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 20, 1974
- Hail in North Dakota, July 21, 1974
August 1974
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Every year in North DakotaEvery state in 1974Tornadoes in North Dakota in 197419731975
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.