EFU Tornado — Adams, North Dakota

2025-06-17 · near Hettinger Arpt, Adams, North Dakota

0.9 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The tornado touched down in an open field north of Hettinger and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).

Wider weather episode

Isolated showers and thunderstorms developed over southwest North Dakota as a compact short-wave trough moved through the area. A short lived landspout tornado developed north of Hettinger in Adams County. The tornado touched down in an open field and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1263431. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.