Tornado History Map

Nelson County, North Dakota tornado history

44 tornadoes recorded in or across Nelson County from 1976 to 2022, 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 Nelson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 44 tornadoes whose paths touched Nelson County, North Dakota between 1976 and 2022. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 20 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 26 August 2007. The most recent was on 24 June 2022.

  • 44tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 448per 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 Nelson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03477%
F1 / EF1818%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF325%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Nelson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in 2000s.1970s31980s61990s72000s142010s102020s4

The 2020s only run to 2022, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1970s3
1980s6
1990s7
2000s14
2010s10
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 20 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May1Jun16Jul20Aug5Sep2Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun16
Jul20
Aug5
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Nelson County

  • Strongest: North Dakota tornado26 August 2007, EF3, 6 miles long
  • Longest path: North Dakota tornado7 July 2016, EF0, 9 miles long
  • Most recent: North Dakota tornado24 June 2022, EF0, 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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