Storm History: Emmons County, North Dakota

Events

503

Deaths

2

Injuries

5

Damage

$16 million

Episodes

385

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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• Blizzard, April 4, 19971 death · 1 injured · $1.8 million · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 19961 death · 1 event here

• Blizzard, April 4, 19971 death · 1 injured · $1.8 million · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 9, 19971 injured · $1.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 1998$1.2 million · F0 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2010$1.2 million · 5 in hail · 5 events here
• Blizzard, January 24, 2010$1.1 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 2011$810,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, August 3, 1996$750,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 6, 2009$748,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 2021$600,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 26, 2008$525,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 27, 2025$500,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 14, 2025$450,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 2013$400,000 · 2.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, August 9, 2016$400,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 2, 2018$390,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 1, 2009$300,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 1953$250,000 · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 1964$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 4, 1997$250,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 2016$220,000 · 3.25 in hail · 4 events here

• Flash Flood, July 13, 2010$1.2 million · 5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 29, 20244.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 10, 2016$220,000 · 3.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 26, 2008$525,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 2021$600,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 20192.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 2015$5,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 2013$400,000 · 2.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20222.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 21, 20222.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 24, 2010$100,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 28, 1993$100,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20202 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 6, 2019$150,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here

• Tornado, May 29, 1953$250,000 · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 1978F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 1955$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 1964$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 31, 1966F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 1974$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 12, 2010$15,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 25, 1959F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 1974$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 1976$50,000 · F2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 1985F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2011$175,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2025$50,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 27, 2025$500,000 · EF2 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Emmons County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 202663 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 3, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 14, 20261 event here
• High Wind, March 12, 202677 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 15, 202664 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 17, 202579 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 14, 2025$450,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 26, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 27, 2025$500,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2025$50,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 10, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20251 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 29, 20244.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 20241.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 24, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20241 event here
• Ice Storm, December 25, 2023$25,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 25, 20231 event here
• High Wind, October 17, 202373 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Smoke, May 17, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, April 4, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 17, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, March 10, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 5, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, February 22, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, December 13, 20222 events here
• Blizzard, November 9, 20221 event here
• High Wind, November 5, 202258 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 13, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20222.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 10, 20221.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 9, 2022$25,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20222.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 12, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 12, 20221 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 20, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 202264 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 31, 202264 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 26, 20211 event here
• High Wind, November 16, 202163 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 11, 202158 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20211 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 2021$600,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20211 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 202163 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 20211 event here
• Freezing Fog, February 1, 2021$40,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 13, 202181 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 21, 20201 event here
• High Wind, September 2, 202070 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 13, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 25, 20201.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20202 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 2, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, October 9, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 20192.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 2019$150,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 2019$40,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2019$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20191.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Blizzard, April 10, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• High Wind, January 27, 201957 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 26, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2018$200,000 · 80 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 2018$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 2018$390,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 2018EF0 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 5, 20181 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 2017$13,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2017$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 6, 201762 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 30, 201751 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20171 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, December 5, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 27, 20161 event here
• Hail, August 9, 2016$400,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 1, 20161.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 22, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 10, 2016$220,000 · 3.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 2016$100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 6, 201659 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 15, 20151 event here
• High Wind, November 18, 201563 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, October 11, 201565 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, August 22, 2015$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20151.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 19, 2015$5,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 2015EF0 · 5 events here
• Hail, August 20, 2014$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 2014$45,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 31, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 25, 201455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20141 event here
• High Wind, January 15, 201465 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 6, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 2, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 2013$400,000 · 2.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Blizzard, April 14, 20132 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20131 event here
• High Wind, October 17, 201268 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2012$35,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 28, 20121 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20121 event here
• High Wind, October 7, 201153 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 19, 201154 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 20111.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 22, 2011$35,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 16, 2011$80,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20111 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2011$175,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 2011EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20110.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 2011$810,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• High Wind, May 31, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 30, 201152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 14, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, March 22, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, March 11, 201153 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 19, 20111 event here
• High Wind, February 13, 2011$20,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 20111 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, January 1, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, December 29, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, October 26, 201061 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, August 12, 201073 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 12, 2010$15,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2010$1.2 million · 5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 26, 2010$81,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 25, 2010EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 24, 2010$100,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2010$20,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 18, 201054 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 201068 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2010$110,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2010$50,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20101.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 2, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, March 9, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, January 24, 2010$1.1 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20102 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20092 events here
• High Wind, July 13, 2009$5,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 11, 2009EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20090.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2009$300,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 29, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, March 22, 200958 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 9, 20091 event here
• Flood, March 6, 2009$748,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, January 11, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 29, 20081 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 20081 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 20081 event here
• Blizzard, December 13, 20081 event here
• Blizzard, November 5, 20080.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 200856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 26, 20080.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 11, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 26, 2008$525,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 19, 2008$155,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 15, 20080.88 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, July 12, 20081 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2008$35,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 1, 200859 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 24, 200860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 9, 20081 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 20081 event here
• Hail, October 6, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 9, 2007EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 6, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, March 30, 20071 event here
• Blizzard, March 2, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, February 28, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 30, 20061 event here
• Hail, August 24, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 22, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2006$200,000 · 78 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2006$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2006$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 2006$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20061 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 20051 event here
• Hail, July 10, 20050.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 200561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 200561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 2005F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20050.88 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 9, 200564 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20051 event here
• High Wind, December 20, 200460 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 11, 200466 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 23, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 23, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 200453 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 10, 20041 event here

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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.