EFU Tornado — Mckenzie, North Dakota

2025-09-17 · near Arnegard, Mckenzie, North Dakota

1.1 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The tornado touched down in an open field northwest of Arnegard and moved south-southeast. The tornado impacted no structures, thus there was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).

Wider weather episode

Multiple showers and a few thunderstorms developed over western and central North Dakota to the north of a slow moving low pressure system over South Dakota. One of these storms produced a landspout tornado near to the northwest of Arnegard in McKenzie County. The tornado impacted no structures, thus there was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown). In addition, a funnel cloud also developed to the south of Ross in Mountrail County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1295050. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.