Storm History: Barnes County, North Dakota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Barnes County, North Dakota: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 911
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $39 million
- Episodes
- 609
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 298 | 0 | 1 | $19 million |
| Hail | 238 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| Blizzard | 87 | 0 | 0 | $6.0 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 54 | 0 | 0 | $252,000 |
| Flash Flood | 41 | 0 | 0 | $570,000 |
| High Wind | 30 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 27 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 24 | 0 | 0 | $328,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 15 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Flood | 12 | 0 | 3 | $3.9 million |
| Ice Storm | 11 | 0 | 0 | $6.0 million |
| Drought | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $85,000 |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, July 15, 2007
- Ice Storm, April 4, 1997
- Blizzard, April 5, 1997
- Flood, June 17, 2007
- Tornado, July 26, 2010
- Hail, June 24, 2003
- Tornado, July 18, 2004
- Tornado, July 15, 2011
- Flood, April 1, 2001
- High Wind, June 11, 2008
- Tornado, June 20, 2013
- Tornado, August 8, 2001
- Tornado, August 3, 1955
- Tornado, August 23, 1968
- Tornado, August 14, 1974
- Tornado, June 15, 1977
- Tornado, June 19, 1979
- Tornado, July 4, 1982
- Flash Flood, June 14, 1998
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2005
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, August 24, 1991
- Hail, July 7, 1990
- Hail, September 21, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2002
- Hail, August 30, 1989
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2005
- Hail, August 2, 1997
- Hail, August 12, 1994
- Hail, August 21, 1989
- Hail, June 3, 1986
- Hail, July 3, 1986
- Hail, June 20, 1983
- Hail, August 29, 1980
- Tornado, July 23, 1966
- Hail, July 4, 2017
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 20, 1957
- Tornado, June 20, 2025
- Tornado, June 29, 1975
- Tornado, July 18, 2004
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Tornado, September 6, 1958
- Tornado, August 23, 1968
- Tornado, June 21, 1971
- Tornado, June 15, 1973
- Tornado, July 30, 1981
- Tornado, July 21, 1987
- Tornado, July 18, 2001
- Tornado, July 7, 2008
- Tornado, August 3, 1955
- Tornado, August 25, 1960
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, May 19, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, May 10, 2026
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Tornado, August 8, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2025
- Hail, July 26, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2025
- Hail, June 28, 2025
- Tornado, June 20, 2025
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2024
- Hail, July 14, 2024
- Hail, June 18, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2024
- Hail, May 16, 2024
- Blizzard, February 26, 2024
- Blizzard, January 13, 2024
- Ice Storm, December 25, 2023
- Tornado, June 7, 2023
- Blizzard, April 4, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2023
- Blizzard, March 11, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- High Wind, November 6, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Hail, July 21, 2022
- Hail, July 10, 2022
- Hail, June 20, 2022
- Hail, June 14, 2022
- High Wind, May 13, 2022
- Tornado, May 8, 2022
- Blizzard, April 11, 2022
- High Wind, April 6, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2022
- Blizzard, February 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2022
- Blizzard, February 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2022
- Blizzard, February 1, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2022
- Blizzard, January 18, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 13, 2022
- Blizzard, January 8, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2022
- Blizzard, January 4, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2021
- Blizzard, December 27, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2021
- High Wind, November 13, 2021
- Tornado, August 20, 2021
- Hail, June 11, 2021
- Tornado, June 7, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, May 28, 2021
- High Wind, March 29, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 2021
- High Wind, January 20, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2020
- Hail, August 23, 2020
- Hail, August 14, 2020
- Tornado, August 9, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 24, 2020
- Tornado, July 17, 2020
- Hail, July 7, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2020
- Hail, June 25, 2020
- Hail, June 20, 2020
- Hail, June 17, 2020
- Tornado, June 7, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- High Wind, January 5, 2020
- Blizzard, December 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2019
- Blizzard, October 11, 2019
- Winter Storm, October 10, 2019
- Hail, September 2, 2019
- Hail, July 3, 2019
- Hail, June 27, 2019
- Hail, June 13, 2019
- Hail, June 7, 2019
- Tornado, May 24, 2019
- Hail, May 15, 2019
- Blizzard, April 11, 2019
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 2019
- Blizzard, March 13, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 2019
- Blizzard, February 24, 2019
- Blizzard, February 7, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2019
- Blizzard, January 27, 2019
- Blizzard, January 23, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2019
- Blizzard, December 31, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2018
- Blizzard, December 27, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2018
- Heavy Snow, October 10, 2018
- Hail, September 14, 2018
- Hail, August 27, 2018
- Hail, August 26, 2018
- Tornado, July 4, 2018
- Tornado, June 29, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2018
- Tornado, June 8, 2018
- Hail, June 5, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 30, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 2017
- Blizzard, December 4, 2017
- High Wind, October 26, 2017
- Tornado, September 19, 2017
- Hail, August 9, 2017
- Hail, July 31, 2017
- Hail, July 5, 2017
- Hail, July 4, 2017
- Tornado, June 9, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2017
- High Wind, March 7, 2017
- Blizzard, January 12, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2017
- Blizzard, December 25, 2016
- Blizzard, December 25, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 16, 2016
- Blizzard, December 7, 2016
- Blizzard, December 6, 2016
- Hail, August 18, 2016
- Hail, August 1, 2016
- Tornado, July 26, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Hail, July 10, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2016
- Hail, July 4, 2016
- High Wind, February 7, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2015
- High Wind, November 18, 2015
- High Wind, October 12, 2015
- Hail, August 15, 2015
- Hail, August 7, 2015
- Tornado, July 23, 2015
- Hail, July 17, 2015
- Tornado, July 12, 2015
- Tornado, June 27, 2015
- Tornado, June 20, 2015
- Hail, June 2, 2015
- Tornado, May 28, 2015
- Frost/Freeze, May 18, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 2015
- Tornado, September 4, 2014
- Hail, August 18, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2014
- Tornado, July 21, 2014
- Hail, June 21, 2014
- Blizzard, April 1, 2014
- Blizzard, March 31, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2014
- Blizzard, January 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Blizzard, January 22, 2014
- Blizzard, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2014
- Blizzard, January 3, 2014
- Blizzard, December 28, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 6, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2013
- Tornado, August 6, 2013
- Tornado, June 20, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 14, 2013
- Blizzard, April 14, 2013
- Blizzard, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2013
- Blizzard, February 17, 2013
- Blizzard, February 10, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2013
- High Wind, January 19, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 29, 2012
- Hail, July 24, 2012
- Drought, July 10, 2012
- Hail, June 14, 2012
- Tornado, June 3, 2012
- Hail, May 22, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2012
- High Wind, October 7, 2011
- Hail, August 4, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2011
- Hail, July 31, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2011
- Tornado, July 17, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2011
- Tornado, July 15, 2011
- Tornado, May 27, 2011
- Winter Storm, April 15, 2011
- Flood, April 3, 2011
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2011
- Blizzard, March 11, 2011
- High Wind, February 13, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Blizzard, January 1, 2011
- Blizzard, December 31, 2010
- Blizzard, December 30, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2010
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Barnes CountyEvery warning in Barnes County since 1986Every county in North Dakota
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.