Storm History: Griggs County, North Dakota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Griggs 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
- 620
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $34 million
- Episodes
- 463
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 160 | 0 | 0 | $5.0 million |
| Hail | 122 | 0 | 1 | $16 million |
| Blizzard | 85 | 0 | 0 | $6.0 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 50 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| High Wind | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 23 | 0 | 0 | $316,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 16 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $260,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 10 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $6.0 million |
| Drought | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, August 9, 2006
- Hail, August 2, 1997
- Ice Storm, April 4, 1997
- Blizzard, April 5, 1997
- Tornado, June 15, 1986
- Tornado, July 26, 2010
- Tornado, July 21, 1987
- Tornado, June 19, 1994
- Flood, April 1, 2001
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 25, 1999
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2011
- Tornado, July 16, 2011
- Tornado, August 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2010
- Tornado, July 7, 2008
- Tornado, July 16, 1957
- Tornado, June 21, 1971
- Hail, August 7, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2001
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 22, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2002
- Hail, August 30, 1989
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2005
- Hail, August 7, 2001
- Hail, August 2, 1997
- Hail, July 14, 1992
- Hail, June 20, 1983
- Hail, August 25, 2018
- Hail, July 4, 2017
- Hail, August 21, 1982
- Hail, June 17, 2020
- Hail, July 4, 2016
- Hail, June 2, 2026
- Hail, June 11, 2021
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 20, 2025
- Tornado, July 16, 1957
- Tornado, June 21, 1971
- Tornado, June 16, 1973
- Tornado, July 21, 1987
- Tornado, July 18, 2001
- Tornado, July 7, 2008
- Tornado, June 26, 1965
- Tornado, August 21, 1973
- Tornado, July 4, 1982
- Tornado, May 30, 1985
- Tornado, June 15, 1986
- Tornado, August 8, 2001
- Tornado, May 19, 2004
- Tornado, September 5, 2005
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2026
- Hail, June 2, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, May 19, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, May 11, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, May 10, 2026
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2026
- High Wind, February 27, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Blizzard, December 18, 2025
- Tornado, August 8, 2025
- Hail, July 26, 2025
- Hail, June 22, 2025
- Tornado, June 20, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- High Wind, October 5, 2024
- Hail, June 28, 2024
- Blizzard, February 26, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Blizzard, January 13, 2024
- Ice Storm, December 25, 2023
- Heavy Snow, October 25, 2023
- Hail, June 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2023
- Heavy Snow, April 20, 2023
- Blizzard, April 4, 2023
- Blizzard, March 11, 2023
- Blizzard, February 21, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Blizzard, November 9, 2022
- High Wind, November 6, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Hail, September 19, 2022
- Tornado, July 22, 2022
- Tornado, June 23, 2022
- Hail, June 19, 2022
- Hail, June 14, 2022
- High Wind, May 13, 2022
- Blizzard, April 11, 2022
- High Wind, April 6, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2022
- Blizzard, February 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2022
- Blizzard, February 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2022
- Blizzard, February 1, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2022
- Blizzard, January 18, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 2022
- Blizzard, January 8, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2022
- Blizzard, January 4, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2021
- Blizzard, December 27, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2021
- Tornado, August 22, 2021
- Tornado, August 9, 2021
- Hail, June 11, 2021
- Tornado, June 7, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, May 28, 2021
- High Wind, March 29, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2020
- Hail, July 24, 2020
- Tornado, July 17, 2020
- Hail, July 7, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2020
- Hail, June 25, 2020
- Hail, June 20, 2020
- Hail, June 17, 2020
- Tornado, June 7, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- High Wind, January 5, 2020
- Blizzard, December 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2019
- Blizzard, October 11, 2019
- Winter Storm, October 10, 2019
- Hail, September 2, 2019
- Tornado, July 8, 2019
- Hail, June 29, 2019
- Hail, June 13, 2019
- Hail, May 15, 2019
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 2019
- Blizzard, March 13, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 24, 2019
- Blizzard, February 24, 2019
- Blizzard, February 7, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2019
- Blizzard, January 27, 2019
- Blizzard, January 23, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2018
- Blizzard, December 27, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2018
- Heavy Snow, October 10, 2018
- Hail, August 25, 2018
- Tornado, June 29, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 30, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 2017
- Blizzard, December 4, 2017
- High Wind, October 26, 2017
- Tornado, September 1, 2017
- Hail, July 21, 2017
- Hail, July 5, 2017
- Hail, July 4, 2017
- Tornado, June 9, 2017
- High Wind, March 7, 2017
- Blizzard, January 12, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2017
- Blizzard, December 25, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 16, 2016
- Blizzard, December 7, 2016
- Blizzard, December 6, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2016
- Tornado, August 3, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Tornado, July 7, 2016
- Hail, July 4, 2016
- High Wind, February 7, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2015
- High Wind, November 18, 2015
- High Wind, October 12, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2015
- Tornado, June 20, 2015
- Frost/Freeze, May 18, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 2015
- Hail, August 18, 2014
- Tornado, July 21, 2014
- Blizzard, April 1, 2014
- Blizzard, March 31, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 28, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2014
- Blizzard, January 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Blizzard, January 22, 2014
- Blizzard, January 16, 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 6, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2013
- Funnel Cloud, October 11, 2013
- Tornado, June 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 14, 2013
- Blizzard, April 14, 2013
- Blizzard, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2013
- Blizzard, February 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2013
- High Wind, January 19, 2013
- Blizzard, January 11, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 10, 2012
- Hail, June 30, 2012
- Hail, May 22, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2012
- High Wind, October 7, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2011
- Hail, August 12, 2011
- Hail, August 11, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2011
- Hail, July 24, 2011
- Tornado, July 17, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2011
- Tornado, July 16, 2011
- Tornado, July 15, 2011
- Tornado, June 13, 2011
- Tornado, June 3, 2011
- Winter Storm, April 15, 2011
- Flood, April 10, 2011
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2011
- Blizzard, March 11, 2011
- High Wind, February 13, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Blizzard, January 1, 2011
- Blizzard, December 31, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Blizzard, October 26, 2010
- Tornado, July 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2010
- Flood, March 18, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2010
- Blizzard, January 25, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2010
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2010
- Blizzard, December 24, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2009
- Flood, April 6, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2009
- Flood, March 22, 2009
- Blizzard, March 9, 2009
- Ice Storm, February 8, 2009
- High Wind, January 31, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2009
- Blizzard, January 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 15, 2008
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Griggs CountyEvery warning in Griggs 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.