Storms in North Dakota in 1997
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in North Dakota in 1997, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
North Dakota in 1997 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
- 736
- Deaths
- 16
- Injuries
- 122
- Damage
- $3.8 billion
- Episodes
- 80
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blizzard | 239 | 8 | 91 | $221 million |
| Hail | 198 | 0 | 3 | $8.2 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 108 | 0 | 0 | $260,000 |
| Ice Storm | 33 | 0 | 0 | $96 million |
| Flood | 31 | 2 | 2 | $3.4 billion |
| Tornado | 31 | 1 | 3 | $28 million |
| Winter Storm | 26 | 0 | 4 | $15,000 |
| High Wind | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 15 | 1 | 2 | $404,000 |
| Lightning | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 4 | 17 | $65,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1997
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, January 4, 1997
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 4 to 22, 1997
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 4 to 5, 1997
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 4 to 5, 1997
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 9 to 11, 1997
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 15 to 16, 1997
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 15, 1997
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 21 to 22, 1997
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 21 to 22, 1997
- Ice Storm in North Dakota, January 30, 1997
March 1997
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, March 3 to 4, 1997
- Blizzard in North Dakota, March 4, 1997
- Winter Weather in North Dakota, March 5, 1997
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, March 12 to 13, 1997
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, March 13, 1997
- Flooding in North Dakota, March 21 to 31, 1997
April 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 2 to 5, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 3 to 5, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 3 to 5, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 3 to 5, 1997
- Ice Storm in North Dakota, April 4 to 5, 1997
- Blizzard in North Dakota, April 4 to 7, 1997
- Blizzard in North Dakota, April 4 to 7, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 5 to 8, 1997
- Blizzard in North Dakota, April 5 to 6, 1997
- Flash Flood in North Dakota, April 5, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 8 to 10, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 13 to 16, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 16 to 20, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 17 to 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in North Dakota, April 17, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 18 to 23, 1997
- Flash Flood in North Dakota, April 18, 1997
- Flash Flood in North Dakota, April 18, 1997
- Flash Flood in North Dakota, April 18, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 19 to 25, 1997
- Flooding in North Dakota, April 21 to 24, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 21 to 30, 1997
May 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, May 4 to 17, 1997
- Hail in North Dakota, May 17, 1997
- Hail in North Dakota, May 17, 1997
June 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 1 to 30, 1997
- Hail in North Dakota, June 1, 1997
- Flash Flood in North Dakota, June 2, 1997
- Hail in North Dakota, June 4, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 19, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 22 to 23, 1997
- Flash Flood in North Dakota, June 24, 1997
- Hail in North Dakota, June 25, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 27 to 28, 1997
July 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 1 to 25, 1997
- Hail in North Dakota, July 1, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 1, 1997
- Flash Flood in North Dakota, July 2, 1997
- Flash Flood in North Dakota, July 12, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in North Dakota, July 13, 1997
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 15, 1997
- Flooding in North Dakota, July 23, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 25, 1997
- Tornadoes in North Dakota, July 26, 1997
August 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 2, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, August 2 to 31, 1997
- Hail in North Dakota, August 3, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 5, 1997
- Hail in North Dakota, August 29, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, August 31, 1997
September 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Dakota, September 1, 1997
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, September 1 to 16, 1997
- Hail in North Dakota, September 7, 1997
- Hail in North Dakota, September 8, 1997
- Hail in North Dakota, September 16, 1997
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, September 16, 1997
- High Wind in North Dakota, September 28, 1997
October 1997
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, October 8, 1997
- Hail in North Dakota, October 11, 1997
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, October 11, 1997
November 1997
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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.