Tornado History Map

McKenzie County, North Dakota tornado history

25 tornadoes recorded in or across McKenzie County from 1952 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 McKenzie County

The Storm Prediction Center records 25 tornadoes whose paths touched McKenzie County, North Dakota between 1952 and 2025. They killed 1 person and injured 38. The busiest month is June, with 10 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF2 on 9 July 2018. The most recent was on 17 September 2025.

  • 25tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 38injuries
  • 91per 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 McKenzie County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01560%
F1 / EF1312%
F2 / EF2312%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating416%

McKenzie County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 1980s.1950s11960s11970s21980s61990s42000s12010s62020s4

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
1960s1
1970s2
1980s6
1990s4
2000s1
2010s6
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May2Jun10Jul9Aug2Sep2Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May2
Jun10
Jul9
Aug2
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for McKenzie County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: North Dakota tornado9 July 2018, EF2, 1 death, 28 injuries, 0.5 miles long
  • Longest path: North Dakota tornado1 July 1952, F2, 9.7 miles long
  • Most recent: North Dakota tornado17 September 2025, Unknown rating, 1.1 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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