Storm History: Bottineau County, North Dakota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Bottineau 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
- 525
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- $20 million
- Episodes
- 373
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 | 137 | 0 | 0 | $7.1 million |
| Tornado | 134 | 0 | 8 | $3.8 million |
| Blizzard | 55 | 0 | 5 | $5.9 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 31 | 0 | 0 | $58,000 |
| Winter Storm | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 25 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Heavy Snow | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 16 | 0 | 2 | $503,000 |
| Drought | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Flood | 9 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Smoke | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, June 9, 2016
- Blizzard, April 23, 2022
- Tornado, June 26, 1986
- Blizzard, January 9, 1997
- Blizzard, April 4, 1997
- Hail, July 31, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2005
- Flood, June 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2004
- Hail, July 10, 2025
- Hail, July 14, 2024
- Flood, June 28, 2014
- Tornado, June 12, 1972
- Tornado, June 4, 1974
- Tornado, July 6, 1977
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Flood, April 1, 2009
- Tornado, June 28, 2020
- Hail, June 15, 2024
- Blizzard, October 5, 2005
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 14, 2024
- Hail, July 13, 2013
- Tornado, June 9, 2026
- Hail, July 18, 2022
- Hail, July 12, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2019
- Hail, July 7, 2005
- Tornado, July 6, 1977
- Hail, July 10, 2025
- Hail, June 15, 2024
- Tornado, June 10, 2021
- Hail, July 2, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2007
- Hail, August 1, 1965
- Hail, August 7, 2025
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 9, 2026
- Tornado, June 7, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2026
- Dust Storm, May 14, 2026
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2026
- Blizzard, December 17, 2025
- Hail, August 7, 2025
- Hail, July 10, 2025
- High Wind, May 16, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2025
- Blizzard, February 6, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2024
- Blizzard, November 19, 2024
- High Wind, October 5, 2024
- Hail, July 14, 2024
- Hail, June 15, 2024
- Hail, May 17, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 6, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Winter Weather, October 30, 2023
- Heavy Snow, October 25, 2023
- Tornado, August 24, 2023
- Hail, July 31, 2023
- Hail, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 20, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2023
- Dense Smoke, May 17, 2023
- Blizzard, April 4, 2023
- Blizzard, March 10, 2023
- Blizzard, December 13, 2022
- High Wind, November 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2022
- Hail, July 22, 2022
- Hail, July 18, 2022
- Hail, June 23, 2022
- Tornado, May 17, 2022
- High Wind, May 12, 2022
- Blizzard, April 23, 2022
- Blizzard, April 12, 2022
- Blizzard, February 18, 2022
- Blizzard, February 1, 2022
- High Wind, January 31, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 13, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Blizzard, December 26, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- High Wind, November 16, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Hail, July 17, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Tornado, June 10, 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 20, 2021
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- High Wind, October 31, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2020
- Hail, July 2, 2020
- Tornado, June 28, 2020
- Hail, June 6, 2020
- Blizzard, October 9, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2019
- Hail, July 17, 2019
- Hail, June 29, 2019
- Hail, June 3, 2019
- Heavy Snow, April 28, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Hail, September 3, 2018
- Tornado, June 14, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2018
- Blizzard, March 5, 2018
- Hail, July 24, 2017
- Tornado, July 21, 2017
- Hail, July 5, 2017
- Blizzard, March 6, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2017
- Blizzard, December 25, 2016
- Blizzard, December 5, 2016
- Heavy Snow, November 27, 2016
- Hail, August 15, 2016
- Tornado, August 3, 2016
- Tornado, July 7, 2016
- Hail, June 9, 2016
- High Wind, February 6, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2015
- High Wind, November 18, 2015
- Wildfire, October 11, 2015
- Hail, September 30, 2015
- High Wind, July 28, 2015
- Hail, July 12, 2015
- Hail, July 11, 2015
- Hail, June 1, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2014
- Flood, June 28, 2014
- Funnel Cloud, June 27, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 28, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2014
- Blizzard, January 25, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- High Wind, January 15, 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 22, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 6, 2013
- Tornado, August 30, 2013
- Hail, July 13, 2013
- Hail, June 21, 2013
- Flood, June 1, 2013
- Blizzard, March 3, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2013
- Blizzard, February 18, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2013
- Blizzard, January 19, 2013
- Blizzard, January 11, 2013
- Heavy Snow, November 9, 2012
- High Wind, October 17, 2012
- Hail, July 2, 2012
- Hail, June 26, 2012
- Hail, June 17, 2012
- Hail, June 13, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2012
- Tornado, May 22, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2011
- Flood, July 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2011
- Hail, June 2, 2011
- Flood, June 1, 2011
- High Wind, May 31, 2011
- Blizzard, May 1, 2011
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Blizzard, April 30, 2011
- Heavy Snow, April 2, 2011
- Blizzard, March 22, 2011
- Blizzard, March 11, 2011
- Blizzard, February 17, 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
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2010
- Blizzard, October 26, 2010
- Hail, July 20, 2010
- Hail, July 2, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2010
- High Wind, May 24, 2010
- Hail, April 13, 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
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 12, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2009
- Flood, April 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, March 22, 2009
- Flood, March 6, 2009
- High Wind, January 31, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2009
- Blizzard, January 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 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
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- High Wind, July 12, 2008
- Tornado, July 7, 2008
- Tornado, June 18, 2008
- High Wind, March 24, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 9, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2008
- High Wind, November 13, 2007
- High Wind, August 10, 2007
- Hail, July 31, 2007
- Hail, June 25, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2007
- Tornado, June 22, 2007
- Tornado, May 21, 2007
- Blizzard, March 2, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2007
- Hail, August 4, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2006
- Hail, May 31, 2006
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 14, 2005
- Blizzard, October 5, 2005
- Hail, September 16, 2005
- High Wind, August 31, 2005
- Hail, July 7, 2005
- Hail, July 7, 2005
- Hail, July 7, 2005
- Hail, July 2, 2005
- Hail, July 2, 2005
- Hail, July 2, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2005
- Hail, June 26, 2005
- Hail, June 26, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2005
- Hail, June 26, 2005
- Hail, June 6, 2005
- Heavy Rain, June 1, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2005
- Hail, June 1, 2005
- High Wind, March 9, 2005
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2005
- Blizzard, January 12, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2005
- High Wind, December 11, 2004
- Hail, August 1, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2004
- Hail, June 6, 2004
- Hail, June 6, 2004
- Hail, June 6, 2004
- Hail, May 19, 2004
- High Wind, March 10, 2004
- Blizzard, February 10, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2004
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Bottineau CountyEvery warning in Bottineau 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.