Storm History: Williams County, North Dakota

Events

681

Deaths

8

Injuries

19

Damage

$48 million

Episodes

425

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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• Wildfire, October 5, 20242 deaths · 8 injured · $20 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 19992 deaths · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 19901 death · 1 injured · F1 · 5 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, November 21, 19961 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 19961 death · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20111 death · 1 event here

• Wildfire, October 5, 20242 deaths · 8 injured · $20 million · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 23, 2022$15 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 2021$2.3 million · 2.5 in hail · 19 events here
• Blizzard, January 9, 19976 injured · $1.5 million · 1 event here
• Hail, September 3, 2014$1.5 million · 2.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, August 21, 1993$1.0 million · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 2022$825,000 · 3 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, August 8, 1999$600,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 2006$600,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 30, 2011$500,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2015$500,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2007$450,000 · 82 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 2014$340,000 · EF0 · 8 events here
• Flood, March 17, 2003$300,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 1976$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 1977$250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 11, 2011$250,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 1, 2010$137,000 · EF0 · 7 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2014$130,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 2016$100,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here

• Hail, August 6, 19824.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 20243.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 2018$70,000 · 3.5 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20133.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 10, 20163.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 20263 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 2022$825,000 · 3 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, July 4, 2015$15,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 20242.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 20212.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 3, 2014$1.5 million · 2.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 25, 19912.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, July 21, 19912.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20242.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 2021$2.3 million · 2.5 in hail · 19 events here

• Tornado, July 4, 1978F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 16, 1957F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 1974$3,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 1953$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 1976$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 27, 1982$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2014$75,000 · EF2 · 8 events here
• Tornado, June 1, 2018EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 9, 2018$10,000 · EF2 · 11 events here

Every tornado in Williams County, with its track

• Tornado, June 27, 2026$55,000 · EF1 · 8 events here
• Tornado, June 9, 20263 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, May 14, 202666 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, May 8, 202659 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 12, 202677 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20261 event here
• High Wind, January 15, 202664 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 17, 202579 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 9, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 20, 202558 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 12, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 2025$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 26, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20251.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20251 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20251 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20251 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Wildfire, October 5, 20242 deaths · 8 injured · $20 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 5, 202466 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 202453 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 20243.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 20242.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 5, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20242.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 14, 2024$50,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 24, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 6, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 25, 20231 event here
• High Wind, October 17, 202373 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 1, 20231.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 25, 20231.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Dense Smoke, May 17, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, March 10, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 13, 20222 events here
• Blizzard, November 9, 20221 event here
• High Wind, November 5, 202258 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 24, 20221 event here
• High Wind, October 12, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 30, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 18, 2022$825,000 · 3 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, July 5, 20220.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20220.88 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 12, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, April 23, 2022$15 million · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 12, 20221 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 202264 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 31, 202264 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20211 event here
• High Wind, November 16, 202163 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20211 event here
• Hail, August 27, 20211.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20211 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20211.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20211 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 2021$2.3 million · 2.5 in hail · 19 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 20212.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20211 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 202163 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 16, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 20211 event here
• High Wind, January 13, 2021$50,000 · 81 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20201 event here
• High Wind, October 31, 202058 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 2, 202070 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 4, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 20, 20201 event here
• Hail, July 12, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 7, 2020$30,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2020$100,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 20201 event here
• High Wind, March 1, 202058 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 4, 202057 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 17, 2019$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, September 2, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 12, 2019$2,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 28, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• High Wind, January 27, 201957 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20181.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 9, 2018$10,000 · EF2 · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 2018$70,000 · 3.5 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 2018EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 1, 2018EF2 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, May 24, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, March 5, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 20, 20171 event here
• Hail, July 29, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2017$15,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 6, 201762 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 30, 201751 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, December 5, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 27, 20161 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20161 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 10, 20163.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 2016$100,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 2016EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20161.75 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, February 6, 201659 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 18, 201563 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, October 11, 201565 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, July 28, 2015$20,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2015$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 26, 2015EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 15, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 2015$15,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2015$500,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 3, 2014$1.5 million · 2.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 2014$340,000 · EF0 · 8 events here
• Flood, June 28, 2014$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 2014$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2014$130,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2014$75,000 · EF2 · 8 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 28, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 25, 201455 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 15, 201465 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 6, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 201361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 201378 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 21, 2013EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20133.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 201354 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 201359 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 14, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, March 3, 20132 events here
• Blizzard, February 2, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, January 11, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 9, 20121 event here
• High Wind, October 17, 201268 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 28, 20121.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 21, 2012EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 3, 2012$33,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 30, 20121.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20121.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Wildfire, March 19, 2012$85,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 201254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20121 event here
• Hail, August 31, 2011$45,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, August 1, 20111 event here
• Hail, July 26, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, July 22, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20111 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20111 event here
• High Wind, June 17, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20111 event here
• High Wind, May 31, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 11, 2011$250,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 30, 2011$500,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 22, 20112 events here
• Blizzard, March 11, 201153 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 17, 20111 event here
• High Wind, February 13, 2011$20,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 20111 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20111 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, December 29, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 20, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 10, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, October 26, 201061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 1, 2010$137,000 · EF0 · 7 events here
• Hail, July 29, 2010$75,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 26, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 2010$2,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 2, 20102 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 201052 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 24, 20102.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2010$65,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, May 24, 2010$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, January 24, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20102 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20101 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 12, 20091 event here
• Hail, August 23, 2009$60,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2009$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2009$7,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20090.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20090.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 31, 200952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, January 11, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 29, 20081 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 20081 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 20081 event here
• Blizzard, December 13, 20081 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 200856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 11, 2008$55,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 28, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2008EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 26, 2008$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20081.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 29, 20081 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 24, 200860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 9, 20081 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 20081 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 200757 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2007$2,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2007$450,000 · 82 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20071 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2007$4,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 28, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, November 27, 20061 event here
• Hail, August 11, 2006$5,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 2006$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Dust Devil, May 7, 20061 injured · 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.