Dense Smoke in North Dakota

36 dense smoke events since 2023

Every dense smoke event the National Weather Service has filed in North Dakota, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Smoke reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less.

The most significant on the map

The most significant dense smoke episodes in North Dakota.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The record

Events: 36
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Damage: None recorded

Every year

The most significant

Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.

Dense Smoke in North Dakota, May 17, 202336 eventsMay 17 had the poorest air quality ever measured in North Dakota. During the morning hours a cold front entered northwestern North Dakota and progressed across the state through the remainder of the day.

Dense Smoke everywhere Every kind of event 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.