Storm History: Pembina County, North Dakota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Pembina 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
- 789
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 11
- Damage
- $56 million
- Episodes
- 506
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 | 217 | 0 | 5 | $17 million |
| Hail | 148 | 0 | 4 | $125,000 |
| Blizzard | 100 | 2 | 0 | $6.0 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 60 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 54 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Winter Storm | 46 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Flood | 42 | 0 | 0 | $25 million |
| Heavy Snow | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 25 | 0 | 1 | $60,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 19 | 0 | 0 | $148,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 17 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Drought | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $6.4 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, April 21, 1997
- Tornado, September 20, 2019
- Ice Storm, April 4, 1997
- Blizzard, April 5, 1997
- Tornado, June 19, 2005
- Tornado, July 16, 2008
- Flood, March 27, 2004
- Flood, May 30, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2010
- Tornado, June 6, 1999
- Tornado, June 9, 2017
- Flood, June 1, 2010
- Tornado, July 15, 2000
- Flood, April 7, 2001
- Ice Storm, May 11, 2004
- Flood, May 20, 2013
- Flood, April 15, 2023
- Flood, April 15, 2023
- Flood, April 27, 2023
- Tornado, June 22, 1992
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, August 27, 1990
- Hail, July 5, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2016
- Hail, August 28, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 1984
- Hail, June 20, 1983
- Hail, July 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2002
- Hail, September 5, 1970
- Hail, August 4, 2006
- Hail, July 20, 1998
- Hail, July 22, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2013
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 6, 1999
- Tornado, August 26, 2007
- Tornado, June 16, 1973
- Tornado, July 18, 2001
- Tornado, July 7, 2008
- Tornado, August 27, 2016
- Tornado, June 12, 1976
- Tornado, June 18, 1990
- Tornado, August 15, 1999
- Tornado, May 19, 2004
- Tornado, July 4, 2011
- Tornado, June 27, 2015
- Tornado, August 3, 2016
- Tornado, June 9, 2017
- Tornado, July 11, 2017
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, May 19, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, May 11, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, May 10, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2026
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Blizzard, January 18, 2026
- Blizzard, December 28, 2025
- Blizzard, December 18, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2025
- Tornado, May 15, 2025
- High Wind, February 28, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Blizzard, January 17, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2024
- Hail, July 22, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2024
- Drought, April 1, 2024
- Drought, March 1, 2024
- Blizzard, February 26, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Blizzard, January 11, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 5, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, October 25, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2023
- Flood, May 1, 2023
- Flood, May 1, 2023
- Flood, April 27, 2023
- Heavy Snow, April 20, 2023
- Flood, April 15, 2023
- Flood, April 15, 2023
- Blizzard, April 4, 2023
- Blizzard, March 11, 2023
- Blizzard, February 21, 2023
- Blizzard, February 14, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Blizzard, November 9, 2022
- Hail, July 18, 2022
- Tornado, June 23, 2022
- Hail, June 18, 2022
- High Wind, May 13, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 17, 2022
- Blizzard, April 11, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2022
- Blizzard, February 20, 2022
- Blizzard, February 17, 2022
- Blizzard, February 10, 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 6, 2022
- Blizzard, January 4, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2021
- Blizzard, December 5, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2021
- Tornado, August 9, 2021
- Hail, June 11, 2021
- Hail, June 9, 2021
- Hail, June 5, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, May 28, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, May 27, 2021
- High Wind, March 29, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Tornado, August 9, 2020
- Hail, August 8, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 24, 2020
- Tornado, July 17, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2020
- Hail, June 20, 2020
- Hail, June 11, 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
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2019
- Blizzard, October 11, 2019
- Winter Storm, October 10, 2019
- Hail, September 20, 2019
- Tornado, September 20, 2019
- Hail, September 5, 2019
- Tornado, July 28, 2019
- Tornado, July 8, 2019
- Hail, June 7, 2019
- Flood, April 18, 2019
- Blizzard, March 13, 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
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2019
- Blizzard, January 23, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2019
- Blizzard, December 31, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2018
- Blizzard, December 27, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2018
- Hail, August 26, 2018
- Hail, August 4, 2018
- Tornado, July 4, 2018
- High Wind, June 29, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2018
- Blizzard, 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
- Lightning, July 14, 2017
- Tornado, July 11, 2017
- High Wind, June 13, 2017
- Hail, June 10, 2017
- Tornado, June 9, 2017
- Flood, April 1, 2017
- Flood, March 30, 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 6, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2016
- Hail, August 28, 2016
- Tornado, August 27, 2016
- Tornado, August 3, 2016
- Tornado, July 19, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2016
- Blizzard, February 7, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2015
- High Wind, November 18, 2015
- High Wind, October 12, 2015
- Hail, August 28, 2015
- Tornado, July 23, 2015
- Hail, July 17, 2015
- Flood, July 5, 2015
- Tornado, June 27, 2015
- Hail, June 7, 2015
- Frost/Freeze, May 18, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 2015
- Blizzard, January 8, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 2015
- Blizzard, January 3, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2015
- Hail, September 19, 2014
- Hail, July 5, 2014
- Hail, July 4, 2014
- Blizzard, March 31, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 28, 2014
- Blizzard, February 26, 2014
- Blizzard, February 13, 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
- Tornado, August 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2013
- Flood, May 20, 2013
- High Wind, May 14, 2013
- Flood, May 1, 2013
- Flood, April 27, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 14, 2013
- Blizzard, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2013
- Blizzard, February 17, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2013
- Blizzard, January 19, 2013
- Blizzard, January 11, 2013
- Winter Storm, November 10, 2012
- Winter Storm, October 4, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Hail, July 19, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2012
- Hail, June 21, 2012
- Hail, June 9, 2012
- Hail, May 1, 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
- Hail, September 1, 2011
- Hail, July 20, 2011
- Tornado, July 16, 2011
- Tornado, July 4, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2011
- Tornado, June 3, 2011
- Frost/Freeze, May 26, 2011
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Flood, April 10, 2011
- Blizzard, March 11, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Blizzard, January 1, 2011
- Blizzard, December 31, 2010
- Blizzard, December 30, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2010
- Heavy Snow, November 24, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Tornado, July 31, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2010
- Hail, June 5, 2010
- Flood, June 1, 2010
- Flood, May 30, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2010
- Hail, May 28, 2010
- Flood, April 1, 2010
- Flood, March 18, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2010
- Blizzard, January 25, 2010
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Pembina CountyEvery warning in Pembina 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.