Storm History: Steele County, North Dakota

Events

648

Deaths

0

Injuries

4

Damage

$90 million

Episodes

468

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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• Tornado, July 15, 2007$56 million · EF2 · 9 events here
• Tornado, September 20, 2019$10 million · EF0 · 2 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 17, 2001$5.0 million · F1 · 9 events here
• Hail, June 26, 2008$2.6 million · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2000$1.0 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 19943 injured · $600,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 21, 1987$500,000 · F3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 3, 1994$500,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 26, 2010$500,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 27, 2004$300,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 19711 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 18, 2004$250,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2011$210,000 · 91 kt wind · 7 events here
• Tornado, August 9, 2021$154,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 8, 2001$105,000 · 96 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, August 2, 2008$105,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 2010$60,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2010$60,000 · EF1 · 3 events here

• Hail, July 4, 19944.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20144 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 22, 20073 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 20023 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20162.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 20052.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20012.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 19972.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 19922.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 29, 19802.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 26, 19642.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 25, 20182.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20172.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20162.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20232 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 20, 2025EF5 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 18, 2004$250,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 26, 2007EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2010EF4 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 19711 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 1973F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 1987$500,000 · F3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 18, 2001F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 7, 2008$2,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 1976$25,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 4, 1982$30 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 5, 2005F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 15, 2007$56 million · EF2 · 9 events here
• Tornado, July 26, 2010$500,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 27, 2015EF2 · 5 events here

Every tornado in Steele County, with its track

• Frost/Freeze, May 19, 20261 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 11, 20261 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 10, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 3, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20262 events here
• Tornado, August 8, 2025EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 7, 2025EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2025EF5 · 3 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 18, 20241 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 26, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20241 event here
• Ice Storm, December 25, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 8, 202353 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 25, 20232 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 20231.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 23, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 20, 20232 events here
• Blizzard, April 4, 20232 events here
• Blizzard, March 11, 20232 events here
• Blizzard, February 21, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, November 9, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, July 22, 2022EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20221.5 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, May 13, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 11, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, February 20, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, February 17, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, February 10, 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
• Blizzard, January 8, 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
• Blizzard, December 5, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 4, 20211 event here
• Tornado, August 20, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 9, 2021$154,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20211.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 28, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 24, 20201 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20201.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20201.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 2020$10,000 · EF1 · 2 events 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
• 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
• Tornado, September 20, 2019$10 million · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, September 2, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2019EF1 · 6 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events 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
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 24, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 24, 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
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 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
• Heavy Snow, October 10, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 25, 20182.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 4, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 2018EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 30, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 25, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, January 10, 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
• Heavy Snow, December 20, 20171 event here
• Blizzard, December 4, 20171 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 1, 2017EF0 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 31, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20171.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20172.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 2017$50,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 7, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 12, 20171 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20171 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 16, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, December 6, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 5, 20161 event here
• Hail, August 22, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20162.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20162 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20162.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, 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, July 8, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 27, 2015EF2 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 201570 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2015EF0 · 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
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 20151 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 2014EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 5, 20144 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, February 28, 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
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20132 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, 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 17, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 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
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 10, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20121 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20121 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20121 event here
• High Wind, October 7, 201162 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20111.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 4, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2011$210,000 · 91 kt wind · 7 events here
• Hail, July 31, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 24, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20111 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 2011EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 15, 20111 event here
• Flood, April 10, 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
• High Wind, October 26, 201058 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, October 26, 20101 event here
• Tornado, July 26, 2010$500,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2010EF4 · 6 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20101.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2010$60,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 2010$60,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, March 18, 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
• Blizzard, December 24, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 23, 20091 event here
• Flood, April 6, 2009$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 29, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, March 24, 20091 event here
• Flood, March 22, 2009$5,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 9, 20091 event here
• Ice Storm, February 8, 20091 event here
• High Wind, January 31, 20092 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20093 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 20091 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
• Blizzard, December 13, 20081 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 20081 event here
• Tornado, August 14, 2008$5,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, August 2, 2008$105,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Steele CountyEvery warning in Steele 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.