Storm History: Cavalier County, North Dakota

Events

740

Deaths

2

Injuries

3

Damage

$36 million

Episodes

499

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.

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• Tornado, June 24, 19661 death · 1 injured · $25,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Flood, April 27, 20131 death · $5,000 · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 9, 2017$7.7 million · EF2 · 10 events here
• Ice Storm, April 4, 1997$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 5, 1997$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 12, 1999$4.5 million · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 19, 2003$4.0 million · F0 · 10 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 2005$2.0 million · F1 · 9 events here
• Tornado, June 23, 2008$1.4 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flood, April 1, 2006$632,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 1985$500,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Flood, May 20, 2013$450,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, May 11, 2004$400,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 27, 2004$340,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 7, 2008$330,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 1997$260,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 24, 1978$250,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 1991$250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 1996$200,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 14, 2001$100,000 · F0 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 1996$60,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 2000$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here

• Hail, August 27, 19904.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20264 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20144 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 20, 19824 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20063 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 2002$23,000 · 3 in hail · 15 events here
• Hail, August 2, 1997$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 19862.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 19852.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 19842.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 19792.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 17, 19732.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 17, 19552.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 20022.5 in hail · 5 events here

• Tornado, July 4, 1978F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 1999F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 26, 2007EF4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 1971$25,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 1973F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 1978F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 7, 2008$330,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 6, 1959F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 1976F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 1985$500,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 19, 2004F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 26, 2010EF2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 4, 2011EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 27, 2015EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 3, 2016EF2 · 4 events here

Every tornado in Cavalier County, with its track

• Hail, June 29, 20264 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 202668 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20261.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 19, 20261 event here
• High Wind, May 15, 202656 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 11, 20261 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 10, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 202658 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 27, 202651 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, January 18, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 202553 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 1, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 7, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, February 6, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 202558 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 18, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 11, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, November 20, 202452 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, October 5, 202465 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 2024$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20242 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 5, 202462 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 18, 202452 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20242 events here
• Blizzard, January 13, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 11, 20241 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 5, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 25, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 20, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, April 4, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, March 11, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, February 21, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, February 14, 202357 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20232 events here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20222 events here
• Blizzard, November 9, 20222 events here
• High Wind, November 6, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20221 in hail · 10 events here
• Tornado, June 23, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 13, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 11, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, February 20, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, February 17, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, February 10, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 20222 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, January 18, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, January 4, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 26, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, December 5, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 4, 20211 event here
• Tornado, August 9, 2021EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20211 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 28, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 27, 20211 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 202164 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 20211 event here
• High Wind, January 20, 202155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Tornado, August 9, 2020$50,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 25, 20201.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 17, 2020EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20201.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, October 11, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, October 10, 20191 event here
• Hail, September 20, 20191.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, September 20, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 5, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 20191.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 14, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 2019EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20191.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 13, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 24, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 24, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 27, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, January 27, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, January 23, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, December 27, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 26, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 26, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 29, 201863 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 2018EF1 · 7 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 20171 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 20171 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 11, 2017EF2 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 5, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 9, 2017$7.7 million · EF2 · 10 events here
• Flood, April 1, 2017$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 30, 2017$50,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 7, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 12, 20171 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20171 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 16, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, December 7, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, December 6, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 5, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, September 4, 20161.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 3, 2016EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 19, 2016EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 201656 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20151 event here
• High Wind, November 18, 201558 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 12, 20151 event here
• Hail, August 22, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 201560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 27, 2015EF2 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 18, 20151 event here
• High Wind, May 17, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 20151 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20151 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 2014EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 5, 20144 in hail · 6 events here
• Blizzard, March 31, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 28, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 26, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 16, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 3, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 6, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, December 3, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 20, 2013$450,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 14, 201351 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 27, 20131 death · $5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 14, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, March 17, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, March 17, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, February 17, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, January 19, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, January 11, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, November 10, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 201265 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20121.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 1, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20121 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 20121 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20121 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20121 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20121 event here
• Wildfire, October 24, 20111 event here
• High Wind, October 7, 201162 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 2011EF2 · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 31, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 26, 20111 event here
• Flood, April 10, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, March 11, 20111 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 20111 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 19, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 15, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 24, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, October 26, 20101 event here
• Tornado, August 1, 2010EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 31, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 26, 2010EF2 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20101.25 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 25, 20101 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2010EF1 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20101 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 24, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 23, 20091 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 20091 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 13, 20091 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20091.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2009EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2009$35,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, April 6, 2009$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 22, 2009$5,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 11, 20091 event here
• Ice Storm, February 8, 20091 event here
• High Wind, January 31, 20091 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20092 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 20091 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 20081 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 2002
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• 1999
• 1998
• 1997
• 1996
• 1995
• 1994
• 1991
• 1990
• 1988
• 1987
• 1986
• 1985
• 1984
• 1982
• 1980
• 1979
• 1978
• 1977
• 1976
• 1973
• 1972
• 1971
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• 1966
• 1965
• 1961
• 1959
• 1957
• 1956
• 1955

Tornadoes in Cavalier CountyEvery warning in Cavalier County since 1986Every county in North Dakota

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.