Storm History: Ransom County, North Dakota

Events

655

Deaths

1

Injuries

8

Damage

$32 million

Episodes

500

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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• Flash Flood, June 19, 20131 death · $80,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, July 15, 2007$12 million · EF2 · 10 events here
• Ice Storm, April 4, 1997$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 5, 1997$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2010$3.7 million · EF2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 15, 1999$1.2 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 14, 2008$505,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flood, April 3, 1997$500,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 2012$300,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 18, 1998$250,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Flood, April 1, 2001$250,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 27, 2005$250,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 2008$200,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2006$113,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 9, 1998$100,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 5, 2000$100,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 2015$100,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20131 death · $80,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 15, 2023$64,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 4, 2019$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 2002$30,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Hail, August 24, 19914.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20182.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 21, 19892.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 3, 19862.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 19862.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 19672.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 19872.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 19802.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 20, 19982.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 17, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20162 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 22, 20122 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20012 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 26, 19882 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 20, 2025EF5 · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 31, 1966$250 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 1973F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 12, 1957$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 25, 1960F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 29, 19707 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 1975F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 1982$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 1986F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 15, 1999$1.2 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 8, 2001$2,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 29, 2005F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 5, 2005F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 2007$12 million · EF2 · 10 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 2010$3.7 million · EF2 · 5 events here

Every tornado in Ransom County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 202668 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 19, 20261 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 11, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 3, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 20251 event here
• Tornado, August 8, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2025EF5 · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 18, 20241 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 22, 20241 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 202456 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, January 13, 20241 event here
• Ice Storm, December 25, 20231 event here
• Flood, April 15, 2023$64,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 4, 20232 events here
• Blizzard, March 11, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, February 14, 202357 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, November 9, 20222 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20221 event here
• Hail, July 10, 20221.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 202254 kt wind · 3 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, February 22, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, February 21, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, February 17, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, January 18, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 13, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, January 4, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, December 27, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 26, 20211 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20211.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 2021EF0 · 7 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 28, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 22, 20201 event here
• Hail, August 23, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 14, 20201.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, August 9, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 24, 20201 event here
• Hail, July 24, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 202061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20201.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 17, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 2020EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, February 12, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20201 event here
• High Wind, January 5, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 30, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, October 11, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, October 10, 20191 event here
• Hail, September 2, 20191.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 11, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 10, 20191 event here
• Flood, April 4, 2019$50,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 13, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 9, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 24, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 6, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 27, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, January 27, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, January 23, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, December 31, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, December 27, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 26, 20181 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 2018EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 2018EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20182.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 29, 2018EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, May 30, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 30, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 20171 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 20171 event here
• Blizzard, December 4, 20171 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 19, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20171.25 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 7, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20171 event here
• Blizzard, December 26, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 16, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, December 6, 20161 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20162 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 18, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2016$30,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 3, 2016EF2 · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20160.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20151 event here
• High Wind, November 18, 201558 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 12, 20151 event here
• Hail, August 7, 20151.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 27, 2015EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 2015$100,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 18, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20151 event here
• Tornado, September 4, 2014EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20141.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, April 1, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, March 31, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 26, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 16, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 3, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 6, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, December 3, 20131 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 2013EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20131 death · $80,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 14, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, April 14, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, March 17, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, March 17, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, February 10, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 28, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20131 event here
• High Wind, January 19, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, August 3, 20121.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 24, 2012$300,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 22, 20122 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, July 17, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 28, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20121 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 30, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20111 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2011EF2 · 3 events here
• Funnel Cloud, June 13, 20113 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2011EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 15, 20111 event here
• Flood, April 3, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, March 22, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, March 11, 20111 event here
• High Wind, February 13, 20111 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 31, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 30, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 19, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 15, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 3, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 22, 20101 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 201058 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, October 26, 20101 event here
• Tornado, August 12, 2010$25,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 20, 20101.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20101.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 2010$3.7 million · EF2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 13, 2010EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 1, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, March 21, 2010$500 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 18, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, January 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20101 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 24, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 23, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 14, 20091 event here
• Hail, July 20, 200952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2009EF1 · 5 events here
• Flood, May 1, 2009$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2009$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 29, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, March 27, 2009$500 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 22, 2009$5,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 9, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20091 event here
• High Wind, January 31, 20091 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20093 events here
• Blizzard, January 11, 20091 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 29, 20081 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 20081 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 15, 20081 event here

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Tornadoes in Ransom CountyEvery warning in Ransom County since 1986Every county in North Dakota

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.