Tornado History Map

Eddy County, North Dakota tornado history

21 tornadoes recorded in or across Eddy County from 1971 to 2018, 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 Eddy County

The Storm Prediction Center records 21 tornadoes whose paths touched Eddy County, North Dakota between 1971 and 2018. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 11 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF2 on 3 August 2016. The most recent was on 4 July 2018.

  • 21tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 333per 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 Eddy County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01362%
F1 / EF1419%
F2 / EF2419%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Eddy County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 1990s.1970s41980s11990s62000s42010s6

The 2010s only run to 2018, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1970s4
1980s1
1990s6
2000s4
2010s6
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 11 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun11Jul8Aug2Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun11
Jul8
Aug2
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Eddy County

  • Strongest: North Dakota tornado3 August 2016, EF2, 3.3 miles long
  • Longest path: North Dakota tornado21 July 2014, EF0, 9.1 miles long
  • Most recent: North Dakota tornado4 July 2018, EF2, 3.1 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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