Storms in North Dakota in 1985
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in North Dakota in 1985, 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 1985 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
- 127
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $653,000
- Episodes
- 24
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 | 73 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 32 | 0 | 0 | $653,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1985
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, April 19, 1985
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, April 21, 1985
May 1985
- Tornado in North Dakota, May 4, 1985
- Hail in North Dakota, May 8, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, May 10, 1985
- Hail in North Dakota, May 28, 1985
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, May 30, 1985
June 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 14, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, June 21, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 24, 1985
- Hail in North Dakota, June 30, 1985
July 1985
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 3, 1985
- Hail in North Dakota, July 16, 1985
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, July 18, 1985
- Hail in North Dakota, July 20, 1985
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 22, 1985
- Hail in North Dakota, July 26, 1985
August 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 2, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, August 3, 1985
- Hail in North Dakota, August 8, 1985
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, August 16, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, August 21, 1985
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 22, 1985
September 1985
More
Every year in North DakotaEvery state in 1985Tornadoes in North Dakota in 198519841986
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.