Golden Valley County, North Dakota tornado history

12 tornadoes recorded in or across Golden Valley County from 1952 to 2024, 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 Golden Valley County

The Storm Prediction Center records 12 tornadoes whose paths touched Golden Valley County, North Dakota between 1952 and 2024. They killed 1 person and injured 3. The busiest month is June, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 19 July 1952. The most recent was on 27 June 2024.

  • 12tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 3injuries
  • 120per 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 Golden Valley County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0650%
F1 / EF1217%
F2 / EF218%
F3 / EF3217%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating18%

Golden Valley County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 1990s.1950s21970s11980s11990s32000s22010s22020s1

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1970s1
1980s1
1990s3
2000s2
2010s2
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May1Jun6Jul5Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun6
Jul5
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Golden Valley County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Wibaux, Montana tornado19 July 1952, F3, 1 death, 2 injuries, 16.4 miles long
  • Longest path: Montana tornado30 June 2015, EF1, 1 injury, 17.5 miles long
  • Most recent: North Dakota tornado27 June 2024, Unknown rating, 0.6 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Golden Valley County

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

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