Tornado History Map

Wells County, North Dakota tornado history

29 tornadoes recorded in or across Wells 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 Wells County

The Storm Prediction Center records 29 tornadoes whose paths touched Wells County, North Dakota between 1952 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 14 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 15 June 1952. The most recent was on 4 July 2024.

  • 29tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 1injury
  • 228per 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 Wells County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01966%
F1 / EF1517%
F2 / EF227%
F3 / EF313%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating27%

Wells County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 1980s.1950s41960s41970s41980s71990s22000s22010s42020s2

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

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PeriodCount
1950s4
1960s4
1970s4
1980s7
1990s2
2000s2
2010s4
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May4Jun9Jul14Aug2Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May4
Jun9
Jul14
Aug2
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Wells County

  • Strongest: North Dakota tornado15 June 1952, F3, 1 injury, 1.7 miles long
  • Longest path: North Dakota tornado20 May 1965, F0, 20 miles long
  • Most recent: North Dakota tornado4 July 2024, Unknown rating, 0.4 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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