Tornado History Map

Rolette County, North Dakota tornado history

18 tornadoes recorded in or across Rolette County from 1958 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 Rolette County

The Storm Prediction Center records 18 tornadoes whose paths touched Rolette County, North Dakota between 1958 and 2018. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 7 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 7 July 2008. The most recent was on 14 June 2018.

  • 18tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 3injuries
  • 199per 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 Rolette County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01267%
F1 / EF1317%
F2 / EF2211%
F3 / EF316%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Rolette County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 2000s.1950s11960s21970s11980s21990s22000s62010s4

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

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s2
1970s1
1980s2
1990s2
2000s6
2010s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May2Jun7Jul6Aug3Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May2
Jun7
Jul6
Aug3
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Rolette County

  • Strongest and Longest path: North Dakota tornado7 July 2008, EF3, 3 injuries, 20.6 miles long
  • Most recent: North Dakota tornado14 June 2018, EF0, 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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