Tornado History Map

McLean County, North Dakota tornado history

56 tornadoes recorded in or across McLean County from 1955 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 McLean County

The Storm Prediction Center records 56 tornadoes whose paths touched McLean County, North Dakota between 1955 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 18 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 5 June 1956. The most recent was on 14 September 2025.

  • 56tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 10injuries
  • 265per 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 McLean County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02646%
F1 / EF12036%
F2 / EF247%
F3 / EF312%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating59%

McLean County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 13 in 1990s.1950s41960s61970s51980s51990s132000s122010s32020s8

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s4
1960s6
1970s5
1980s5
1990s13
2000s12
2010s3
2020s8
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 18 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May4Jun18Jul14Aug13Sep4Oct1Nov2Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May4
Jun18
Jul14
Aug13
Sep4
Oct1
Nov2
Dec0

Records for McLean County

  • Strongest: North Dakota tornado5 June 1956, F3, 0.1 miles long
  • Longest path: North Dakota tornado24 May 1975, F2, 5 injuries, 33.7 miles long
  • Most recent: North Dakota tornado14 September 2025, Unknown rating, 7.3 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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