Storm History: Billings County, North Dakota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Billings 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
- 386
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $7.1 million
- Episodes
- 333
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 99 | 0 | 3 | $2.3 million |
| High Wind | 62 | 0 | 1 | $20,000 |
| Blizzard | 48 | 0 | 1 | $4.3 million |
| Tornado | 47 | 0 | 0 | $243,000 |
| Winter Storm | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 18 | 0 | 0 | $22,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 9 | 0 | 0 | $60,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Winter Weather | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Smoke | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Blizzard, January 9, 1997
- Blizzard, April 4, 1997
- Hail, July 10, 2022
- Blizzard, January 24, 2010
- Hail, June 28, 1996
- Hail, July 10, 2016
- Hail, September 5, 2015
- Blizzard, January 4, 1997
- Tornado, July 26, 2010
- Blizzard, April 30, 2011
- Hail, June 30, 2006
- Hail, July 8, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2016
- Blizzard, October 4, 2005
- Flood, March 6, 2009
- Flood, May 22, 2011
- Tornado, June 7, 2021
- Tornado, August 24, 1983
- Tornado, July 22, 2011
- High Wind, February 13, 2011
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2018
- Hail, July 10, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2016
- Hail, July 16, 2005
- Hail, August 30, 1989
- Tornado, June 7, 2021
- Hail, June 14, 2020
- Hail, September 3, 2014
- Hail, July 18, 2003
- Hail, July 16, 1982
- Hail, July 20, 2025
- Hail, June 30, 2006
- Hail, June 30, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2022
- Hail, July 12, 2020
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 27, 2026
- Tornado, June 7, 2026
- Hail, June 6, 2026
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 14, 2026
- High Wind, March 12, 2026
- High Wind, January 15, 2026
- Blizzard, December 17, 2025
- High Wind, December 9, 2025
- High Wind, October 20, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2025
- Hail, July 20, 2025
- Tornado, June 20, 2025
- Tornado, June 19, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Drought, March 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- High Wind, December 19, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- High Wind, October 5, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Tornado, June 27, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Winter Weather, November 25, 2023
- Heavy Snow, October 25, 2023
- High Wind, October 17, 2023
- Dense Smoke, May 17, 2023
- Blizzard, March 10, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2023
- Blizzard, December 25, 2022
- Blizzard, December 21, 2022
- Blizzard, December 13, 2022
- Blizzard, November 9, 2022
- High Wind, November 5, 2022
- High Wind, October 13, 2022
- High Wind, October 12, 2022
- Hail, July 10, 2022
- High Wind, June 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2022
- High Wind, May 12, 2022
- Blizzard, April 23, 2022
- Blizzard, April 12, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Blizzard, February 1, 2022
- High Wind, January 31, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- High Wind, November 16, 2021
- High Wind, November 13, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Hail, July 8, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Tornado, June 7, 2021
- Drought, June 1, 2021
- Drought, May 1, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- High Wind, March 29, 2021
- Drought, March 23, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 2021
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- Blizzard, December 22, 2020
- High Wind, September 2, 2020
- Hail, July 12, 2020
- Hail, June 29, 2020
- Hail, June 14, 2020
- High Wind, April 28, 2020
- Blizzard, October 9, 2019
- Hail, August 19, 2019
- Hail, July 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2019
- Hail, June 2, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2019
- High Wind, January 27, 2019
- Hail, September 3, 2018
- Hail, July 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2018
- Hail, May 23, 2018
- Heavy Snow, April 12, 2018
- Blizzard, March 5, 2018
- High Wind, November 29, 2017
- Hail, August 11, 2017
- Hail, June 13, 2017
- Blizzard, March 6, 2017
- High Wind, January 30, 2017
- Blizzard, December 25, 2016
- Blizzard, December 5, 2016
- Heavy Snow, November 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2016
- Hail, July 10, 2016
- Tornado, June 21, 2016
- Hail, June 11, 2016
- Hail, June 9, 2016
- High Wind, April 5, 2016
- High Wind, February 6, 2016
- High Wind, November 18, 2015
- Wildfire, October 11, 2015
- Hail, September 5, 2015
- High Wind, August 22, 2015
- High Wind, July 28, 2015
- Tornado, July 26, 2015
- Hail, June 1, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 9, 2014
- Hail, September 3, 2014
- Hail, August 30, 2014
- High Wind, June 30, 2014
- Hail, May 29, 2014
- Blizzard, March 31, 2014
- Blizzard, January 25, 2014
- High Wind, January 20, 2014
- High Wind, January 15, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2014
- Blizzard, January 3, 2014
- Blizzard, December 9, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 6, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 2, 2013
- Hail, August 6, 2013
- Hail, July 8, 2013
- Blizzard, April 14, 2013
- Heavy Snow, April 8, 2013
- Blizzard, March 3, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2013
- Heavy Snow, November 9, 2012
- High Wind, October 17, 2012
- High Wind, March 13, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2012
- High Wind, September 19, 2011
- Tornado, July 22, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2011
- High Wind, May 31, 2011
- Flood, May 22, 2011
- High Wind, May 16, 2011
- Blizzard, April 30, 2011
- Heavy Snow, April 18, 2011
- Blizzard, March 22, 2011
- Blizzard, March 11, 2011
- Blizzard, February 19, 2011
- High Wind, February 13, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2010
- Blizzard, October 26, 2010
- Tornado, September 9, 2010
- Tornado, July 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2010
- Hail, June 26, 2010
- High Wind, June 18, 2010
- High Wind, May 24, 2010
- High Wind, May 4, 2010
- High Wind, April 8, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 9, 2010
- Blizzard, January 24, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2010
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2010
- Blizzard, December 23, 2009
- High Wind, September 27, 2009
- Tornado, July 8, 2009
- Hail, July 5, 2009
- Winter Weather, June 6, 2009
- Blizzard, March 29, 2009
- Flash Flood, March 22, 2009
- Flood, March 6, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2009
- Blizzard, January 13, 2009
- Blizzard, January 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2008
- Blizzard, December 13, 2008
- Blizzard, November 5, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Heavy Snow, October 11, 2008
- Hail, August 21, 2008
- High Wind, July 12, 2008
- High Wind, July 11, 2008
- Hail, June 24, 2008
- High Wind, March 24, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2008
- High Wind, November 13, 2007
- Hail, August 7, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2007
- Tornado, June 22, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2007
- Heavy Snow, April 2, 2007
- Heavy Snow, March 29, 2007
- High Wind, January 8, 2007
- High Wind, September 17, 2006
- Hail, August 23, 2006
- Hail, August 17, 2006
- Hail, August 11, 2006
- Wildfire, July 12, 2006
- Hail, June 30, 2006
- Hail, June 30, 2006
- Hail, June 14, 2006
- Winter Storm, April 18, 2006
- High Wind, April 18, 2006
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2006
- Blizzard, October 4, 2005
- Hail, July 16, 2005
- Hail, July 16, 2005
- Hail, July 16, 2005
- Hail, May 20, 2005
- Winter Storm, May 11, 2005
- High Wind, March 9, 2005
- High Wind, March 6, 2005
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2005
- High Wind, December 20, 2004
- High Wind, December 11, 2004
- High Wind, May 31, 2004
- High Wind, March 13, 2004
- High Wind, March 10, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2004
- Blizzard, February 10, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2004
- Blizzard, December 27, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2003
- Hail, July 18, 2003
- Hail, July 18, 2003
- Hail, July 18, 2003
- Hail, July 17, 2003
- Hail, June 11, 2003
- Flood, March 17, 2003
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 17, 2002
- High Wind, November 29, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2002
- Hail, July 17, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Billings CountyEvery warning in Billings 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.