Tornado History Map

Pembina County, North Dakota tornado history

44 tornadoes recorded in or across Pembina County from 1967 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 Pembina County

The Storm Prediction Center records 44 tornadoes whose paths touched Pembina County, North Dakota between 1967 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 18 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 6 June 1999. The most recent was on 15 May 2025.

  • 44tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 4injuries
  • 393per 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 Pembina County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02455%
F1 / EF11636%
F2 / EF225%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF412%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating12%

Pembina County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 23 in 2000s.1960s11970s21980s31990s72000s232010s72020s1

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

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s2
1980s3
1990s7
2000s23
2010s7
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 18 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May6Jun18Jul12Aug8Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May6
Jun18
Jul12
Aug8
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Pembina County

  • Strongest: Crystal, North Dakota tornado6 June 1999, F4, 8 miles long
  • Longest path: North Dakota tornado3 June 2011, EF1, 25.3 miles long
  • Most recent: North Dakota tornado15 May 2025, Unknown rating, 0.1 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Pembina County

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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