Storm History: Ward County, North Dakota

Events

604

Deaths

1

Injuries

5

Damage

$165 million

Episodes

387

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, August 12, 20101 death · 1 injured · $600,000 · EF3 · 1 event here

• Flood, May 1, 2011$100 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 19953 injured · $50 million · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2011$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 1999$1.1 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 1999$1.1 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 28, 2014$868,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2010$815,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 12, 20101 death · 1 injured · $600,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2009$488,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2013$350,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2011$300,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 2010$285,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 1974$250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 1977$250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 12, 1978$250,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 3, 1990$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2005$200,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 2015$200,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 2019$200,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2012$155,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events here

• Hail, August 18, 19953 injured · $50 million · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 20243.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 17, 20073.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 2026$42,000 · 3 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 18, 20223 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 2015$200,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 20242.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20202.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 2019$200,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, September 3, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20042.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20002.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 19992.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 19992.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 19922.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, July 4, 1978F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 12, 20101 death · 1 injured · $600,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 2011EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 1954F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 24, 1959F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 2, 19601 injured · $30 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 5, 1966F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 5, 1969F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 1972F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 1974$250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 4, 1976F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 1982F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 1982$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 1997F2 · 8 events here

Every tornado in Ward County, with its track

• Hail, June 29, 20262.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 20262 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 2026$42,000 · 3 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 2026$20,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 202657 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, May 14, 202666 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 202552 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, August 7, 2025$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 26, 2025$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 25, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 202554 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 20240.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 2024$2,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 30, 2024$50,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 14, 20243.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 12, 20242.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 5, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 2024$75,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 23, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20231 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 11, 2023$90,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 2022$50,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 18, 20223 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20222 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 20211.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 2021$25,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20211 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 14, 20201.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20202 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 12, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 7, 2020$10,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 2, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 2020EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20202.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 6, 20201.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 2019$200,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 12, 2019$50,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, August 4, 20191.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 31, 20191.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Funnel Cloud, July 21, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20181.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 2018EF0 · 5 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2018EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 20171.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 15, 20160.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 20, 2016$150,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20161.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 5, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 2015$200,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20151 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 3, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 28, 2014$868,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 2014$15,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 30, 2013$20,000 · EF0 · 7 events here
• Hail, August 26, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 201369 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2013$75,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 201359 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 2013$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2013$350,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 20121.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 28, 20121.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 19, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2012$155,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 6, 2012$4,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 2012EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 20112.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 28, 20110.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 17, 2011EF3 · 4 events here
• Flood, July 1, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20111.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2011$300,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2011$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 2011$5,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20110.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 1, 2011$100 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 12, 20101 death · 1 injured · $600,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20101.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 10, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 9, 2010$35,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 26, 2010EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 20, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 2010$285,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20102 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2010EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20102.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2010$815,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2010$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20101 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 2010$35,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 2010$25,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 13, 20101.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Lightning, September 8, 2009$40,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2009$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 200961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2009$488,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 22, 200958 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 6, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 20081.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 20081.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 1, 20082.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20082.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2008EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20081 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2008$6,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 20071.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 9, 2007EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 2, 2007$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2007$5,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 20072 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2007EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20073.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20071.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 2007EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, May 18, 20071.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 200656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 200652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 24, 2006$125,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, June 3, 20061 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 16, 20050.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20050.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2005F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2005$114,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20051 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2005$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 20051 event here
• Hail, September 9, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 9, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 25, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 25, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 200464 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 200461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20042.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20040.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20042 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 2004F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20031.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20031.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 200351 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 200359 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, June 15, 20031 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 26, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 25, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 200252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 25, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 23, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 23, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 200256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 200252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 200252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 9, 2002F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 200252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 200250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 200261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 16, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 20010.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 200152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 200156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2001$35,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 200157 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 200157 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 200161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 200154 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2001F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20011.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 16, 20011 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 200167 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 200082 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 200071 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 200052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 11, 20001 event here
• Hail, August 7, 20000.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 200070 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 200052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, June 11, 20001 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2000F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20001.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, June 11, 20001 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2000F0 · 1 event here

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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.