McIntosh County, North Dakota tornado history

25 tornadoes recorded in or across McIntosh County from 1955 to 2023, 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 McIntosh County

The Storm Prediction Center records 25 tornadoes whose paths touched McIntosh County, North Dakota between 1955 and 2023. They killed 2 people and injured 7. The busiest month is July, with 8 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 31 July 1966. The most recent was on 7 July 2023.

  • 25tornadoes
  • 2deaths
  • 7injuries
  • 257per 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 McIntosh County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01352%
F1 / EF1416%
F2 / EF2416%
F3 / EF328%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating28%

McIntosh County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 1990s.1950s11960s41970s31980s31990s52000s52010s22020s2

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s4
1970s3
1980s3
1990s5
2000s5
2010s2
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr2May4Jun7Jul8Aug4Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May4
Jun7
Jul8
Aug4
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for McIntosh County

Notable tornadoes in McIntosh 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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