Tornado History Map

Adams County, North Dakota tornado history

27 tornadoes recorded in or across Adams County from 1966 to 2025, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Adams County

The Storm Prediction Center records 27 tornadoes whose paths touched Adams County, North Dakota between 1966 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 15 tornadoes. The strongest was an F1 on 22 August 1975. The most recent was on 17 June 2025.

  • 27tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 273per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Adams County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01970%
F1 / EF1622%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating27%

Adams County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 13 in 1980s.1960s21970s41980s131990s32000s12010s22020s2

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s2
1970s4
1980s13
1990s3
2000s1
2010s2
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 15 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May1Jun15Jul4Aug7Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun15
Jul4
Aug7
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Adams County

  • Strongest and Longest path: North Dakota tornado22 August 1975, F1, 22.1 miles long
  • Most recent: North Dakota tornado17 June 2025, Unknown rating, 0.9 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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