Tornado History Map

Cavalier County, North Dakota tornado history

43 tornadoes recorded in or across Cavalier County from 1959 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 Cavalier County

The Storm Prediction Center records 43 tornadoes whose paths touched Cavalier County, North Dakota between 1959 and 2025. They killed 1 person and injured 1. The busiest month is June, with 21 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF2 on 9 June 2017. The most recent was on 7 July 2025.

  • 43tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 1injury
  • 289per 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 Cavalier County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02353%
F1 / EF11637%
F2 / EF249%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Cavalier County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 11 in 2010s.1950s11960s21970s81980s61990s22000s102010s112020s3

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

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s2
1970s8
1980s6
1990s2
2000s10
2010s11
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 21 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May3Jun21Jul13Aug6Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May3
Jun21
Jul13
Aug6
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Cavalier County

  • Deadliest: North Dakota tornado24 June 1966, F1, 1 death, 1 injury, 0.1 miles long
  • Strongest: North Dakota tornado9 June 2017, EF2, 18 miles long
  • Longest path: North Dakota tornado1 August 2010, EF1, 20 miles long
  • Most recent: North Dakota tornado7 July 2025, EF0, 1.5 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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