Storm History: Burke County, North Dakota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Burke 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
- 419
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $13 million
- Episodes
- 343
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 | 121 | 0 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| Tornado | 71 | 0 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| Blizzard | 42 | 0 | 1 | $8.1 million |
| High Wind | 41 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Winter Storm | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 6 | 0 | 0 | $341,000 |
| Flash Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | $80,000 |
| Dust Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | $105,000 |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | $750,000 |
| Dense Smoke | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Blizzard, April 23, 2022
- Blizzard, January 9, 1997
- Hail, June 24, 2010
- Tornado, August 12, 2010
- Dense Fog, January 15, 2023
- Blizzard, April 30, 2011
- Tornado, June 14, 2018
- Tornado, July 8, 2009
- Lightning, August 9, 2006
- Hail, June 23, 2024
- Hail, July 15, 2012
- Blizzard, October 5, 2005
- Tornado, June 1, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2011
- Hail, July 28, 2012
- Flood, June 28, 2014
- Lightning, August 23, 2002
- Tornado, June 7, 2026
- Lightning, June 22, 2002
- Blizzard, January 24, 2010
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 9, 2026
- Tornado, June 7, 2026
- Dust Storm, May 14, 2026
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2026
- High Wind, January 15, 2026
- Blizzard, December 17, 2025
- High Wind, December 9, 2025
- Hail, August 7, 2025
- Hail, June 15, 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
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Blizzard, November 19, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- High Wind, October 5, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Hail, August 6, 2024
- Hail, June 23, 2024
- Hail, June 15, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Heavy Snow, October 25, 2023
- Dense Smoke, May 17, 2023
- Flood, April 11, 2023
- Blizzard, March 10, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 15, 2023
- Blizzard, December 25, 2022
- Blizzard, December 13, 2022
- High Wind, November 5, 2022
- Hail, July 18, 2022
- High Wind, May 12, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 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
- 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
- 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
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 2021
- High Wind, January 20, 2021
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- Hail, July 23, 2020
- Tornado, July 7, 2020
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2020
- High Wind, March 1, 2020
- Heavy Snow, November 19, 2019
- Hail, September 2, 2019
- Hail, August 3, 2019
- Hail, July 13, 2019
- Heavy Snow, April 28, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- High Wind, January 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2018
- Tornado, June 14, 2018
- Hail, June 10, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2018
- Blizzard, March 5, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2017
- Tornado, July 21, 2017
- Blizzard, March 6, 2017
- High Wind, January 30, 2017
- Blizzard, December 25, 2016
- Blizzard, December 5, 2016
- Heavy Snow, November 27, 2016
- Hail, August 17, 2016
- Hail, June 24, 2016
- Hail, June 9, 2016
- High Wind, February 6, 2016
- High Wind, November 18, 2015
- Wildfire, October 11, 2015
- High Wind, July 28, 2015
- Tornado, July 26, 2015
- Hail, July 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2015
- Hail, June 21, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2014
- Hail, July 24, 2014
- Flood, June 28, 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
- Hail, September 17, 2013
- Hail, July 19, 2013
- Hail, July 13, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2013
- Blizzard, March 3, 2013
- Blizzard, February 2, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2013
- Blizzard, January 11, 2013
- Heavy Snow, November 9, 2012
- High Wind, October 17, 2012
- Hail, July 28, 2012
- Tornado, July 21, 2012
- Hail, July 15, 2012
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Hail, June 13, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2012
- High Wind, March 13, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2012
- High Wind, September 19, 2011
- High Wind, July 22, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2011
- High Wind, May 31, 2011
- Blizzard, April 30, 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
- Tornado, August 12, 2010
- Tornado, July 26, 2010
- Hail, July 2, 2010
- Hail, June 24, 2010
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2010
- Hail, May 28, 2010
- High Wind, May 24, 2010
- Blizzard, January 24, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2010
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2010
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 12, 2009
- Tornado, July 11, 2009
- Tornado, July 8, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 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
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2008
- Blizzard, December 13, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- High Wind, March 24, 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
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2006
- Winter Storm, October 30, 2006
- Lightning, August 9, 2006
- Lightning, August 9, 2006
- Hail, August 9, 2006
- High Wind, April 18, 2006
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2006
- Blizzard, October 5, 2005
- High Wind, August 31, 2005
- Hail, August 30, 2005
- Hail, August 30, 2005
- Hail, July 5, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2005
- High Wind, May 21, 2005
- High Wind, March 9, 2005
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2005
- Blizzard, January 12, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2005
- High Wind, December 20, 2004
- High Wind, December 11, 2004
- Tornado, July 15, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2004
- Hail, June 6, 2004
- Hail, June 4, 2004
- Hail, June 4, 2004
- High Wind, March 13, 2004
- High Wind, March 10, 2004
- Blizzard, February 10, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 30, 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, August 8, 2003
- Hail, August 8, 2003
- Hail, August 8, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2003
- Hail, July 18, 2003
- Hail, July 18, 2003
- Hail, July 2, 2003
- Hail, July 2, 2003
- Hail, June 14, 2003
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2003
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 17, 2002
- High Wind, November 29, 2002
- Hail, August 25, 2002
- Hail, August 25, 2002
- Hail, August 25, 2002
- Lightning, August 23, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2002
- Hail, June 29, 2002
- Lightning, June 22, 2002
- Hail, June 14, 2002
- Winter Storm, May 7, 2002
- High Wind, November 1, 2001
- Tornado, July 26, 2001
- Hail, July 20, 2001
- Hail, July 20, 2001
- Tornado, July 20, 2001
- Hail, July 20, 2001
- Hail, July 19, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Burke CountyEvery warning in Burke 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.