Storm History: Pierce County, North Dakota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Pierce 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
- 382
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $8.1 million
- Episodes
- 314
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 92 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Tornado | 66 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| Blizzard | 58 | 0 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| High Wind | 36 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 16 | 0 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 8 | 0 | 0 | $185,000 |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | $296,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Smoke | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2005
- Blizzard, January 9, 1997
- Blizzard, April 4, 1997
- Tornado, August 3, 2016
- Tornado, July 20, 2011
- Hail, August 13, 2007
- Hail, June 20, 2023
- Flood, April 1, 2009
- Tornado, July 1, 1973
- Tornado, August 21, 1973
- Tornado, June 19, 2005
- Hail, July 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2011
- Blizzard, October 5, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2006
- Tornado, July 21, 2013
- Hail, June 9, 2017
- Hail, August 17, 2014
- High Wind, July 28, 2015
- Hail, August 19, 2019
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 14, 2024
- Hail, July 12, 2015
- Tornado, July 12, 2024
- Hail, June 9, 2017
- Hail, July 4, 2016
- Hail, July 14, 1992
- Hail, July 4, 1991
- Tornado, July 6, 1977
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2024
- Hail, June 29, 2026
- Hail, September 11, 2025
- Hail, July 17, 2020
- Hail, June 20, 2015
- Hail, August 13, 2007
- Hail, July 26, 2025
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 29, 2026
- Dust Storm, May 14, 2026
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2026
- Blizzard, December 17, 2025
- Hail, September 11, 2025
- Hail, July 26, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2025
- Blizzard, February 6, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2024
- Blizzard, November 19, 2024
- High Wind, October 5, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2024
- Hail, July 14, 2024
- Tornado, July 12, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Winter Weather, October 30, 2023
- Heavy Snow, October 25, 2023
- Hail, June 20, 2023
- Hail, June 8, 2023
- Dense Smoke, May 17, 2023
- Blizzard, April 4, 2023
- Blizzard, March 10, 2023
- Blizzard, December 13, 2022
- Blizzard, November 9, 2022
- High Wind, November 5, 2022
- Hail, July 22, 2022
- Hail, July 10, 2022
- High Wind, May 12, 2022
- Blizzard, April 12, 2022
- Blizzard, February 18, 2022
- Blizzard, February 1, 2022
- High Wind, January 31, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 13, 2022
- Blizzard, December 26, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- High Wind, November 16, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Hail, June 5, 2021
- Drought, June 1, 2021
- Drought, May 1, 2021
- Drought, April 13, 2021
- High Wind, March 29, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 2021
- High Wind, January 20, 2021
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- High Wind, October 31, 2020
- Hail, August 9, 2020
- Hail, July 17, 2020
- Hail, July 13, 2020
- Tornado, July 7, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2020
- High Wind, March 1, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Blizzard, October 9, 2019
- Hail, August 19, 2019
- Hail, June 29, 2019
- High Wind, June 1, 2019
- Heavy Snow, April 28, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Blizzard, December 26, 2018
- Hail, September 6, 2018
- Tornado, July 14, 2018
- Tornado, June 14, 2018
- Blizzard, March 5, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2018
- High Wind, October 26, 2017
- Tornado, July 21, 2017
- Hail, July 5, 2017
- Hail, June 9, 2017
- Blizzard, March 6, 2017
- High Wind, January 30, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2017
- Blizzard, December 25, 2016
- Blizzard, December 5, 2016
- Heavy Snow, November 27, 2016
- Hail, September 4, 2016
- Tornado, August 3, 2016
- Tornado, July 20, 2016
- Hail, July 4, 2016
- Hail, June 9, 2016
- High Wind, February 6, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2015
- High Wind, November 18, 2015
- Wildfire, October 11, 2015
- High Wind, July 28, 2015
- Hail, July 12, 2015
- Hail, June 20, 2015
- High Wind, May 17, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2015
- Hail, September 19, 2014
- Hail, August 17, 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 25, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- High Wind, January 15, 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 22, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 6, 2013
- Tornado, August 30, 2013
- Tornado, July 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2013
- Blizzard, April 14, 2013
- Blizzard, March 3, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2013
- Blizzard, February 18, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2013
- Blizzard, January 19, 2013
- Heavy Snow, November 9, 2012
- High Wind, October 17, 2012
- Hail, June 20, 2012
- Hail, June 17, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2012
- High Wind, September 19, 2011
- Tornado, July 20, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2011
- High Wind, May 31, 2011
- Blizzard, March 22, 2011
- Blizzard, March 11, 2011
- Blizzard, February 17, 2011
- High Wind, February 13, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2011
- Blizzard, December 29, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 10, 2010
- Blizzard, October 26, 2010
- Tornado, July 26, 2010
- Hail, July 20, 2010
- Hail, June 8, 2010
- Tornado, May 24, 2010
- High Wind, May 24, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2010
- Blizzard, January 24, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2010
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2010
- Blizzard, December 23, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 12, 2009
- Hail, August 14, 2009
- Hail, July 19, 2009
- Tornado, June 26, 2009
- Flood, April 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, March 22, 2009
- Flood, March 6, 2009
- High Wind, January 31, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2009
- Blizzard, January 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2008
- Blizzard, December 13, 2008
- Blizzard, November 5, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- High Wind, July 12, 2008
- Hail, June 23, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 2008
- High Wind, March 24, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 9, 2008
- Blizzard, February 8, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2008
- High Wind, November 13, 2007
- Hail, August 13, 2007
- Tornado, August 10, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2007
- High Wind, June 26, 2007
- Tornado, June 22, 2007
- Tornado, May 21, 2007
- Hail, May 6, 2007
- Blizzard, March 2, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 2006
- Hail, August 12, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2006
- Hail, May 27, 2006
- Hail, May 27, 2006
- Hail, May 27, 2006
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2006
- Blizzard, October 5, 2005
- High Wind, August 31, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2005
- Tornado, July 10, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2005
- Tornado, June 19, 2005
- High Wind, March 9, 2005
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2005
- High Wind, December 11, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2004
- Hail, June 6, 2004
- Tornado, May 19, 2004
- High Wind, March 10, 2004
- Blizzard, February 10, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2003
- Hail, June 21, 2003
- Hail, June 15, 2003
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2003
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 17, 2002
- High Wind, November 29, 2002
- Hail, July 31, 2002
- Hail, July 31, 2002
- Hail, July 31, 2002
- Winter Storm, May 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2001
- High Wind, November 1, 2001
- Hail, August 8, 2001
- Funnel Cloud, July 27, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2001
- Tornado, June 20, 2001
- Funnel Cloud, June 20, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2000
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Pierce CountyEvery warning in Pierce 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.