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Burleigh County, North Dakota
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1951 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
57
Tornado reports
329
Hail reports
35
Floods since 1996
899
All events
4
Deaths
$328.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Burleigh County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 57 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Tornado F3 Tornado
Freezing drizzle fell across parts of South Central North Dakota most of the afternoon. The deceased was driving a pickup eastbound on I-94 when he lost control of the vehicle and crossed them median hitting a suburban head on. All 8 people in the suburban suffered minor injuries…
Straight line winds pushed through the Copper Ridge subdivision south of Lincoln, and caused extensive damage. Several home were severely damaged, with large sections of shingles blown off roofs, some roof sheathing blown off, blown in garage doors, extensive siding damage, and r…
Torrential downpours with between two and five inches of rain moved through the Bismarck area as a very slow moving thunderstorm passed over. Storm sewer and drainage systems in the city were overwhelmed by the intense rain rates. Many downtown businesses took on water, resulting…
The severe thunderstorm that passed over the Harmon Lake area in Morton County moved into Burleigh County, and produced a swath of ping pong ball to tennis ball size hail as it passed to the north of the city of Bismarck. This storm caused extensive damage to roofs and vehicles.
A slow moving thunderstorm developed to the south of Mandan and rapidly strengthened as it moved into Burleigh County. The storm then gradually moved to the east-southeast passing over Lincoln. This storm caused extensive damage to developments to the south of Bismarck and throug…
This was the first of two storms that produced severe hail over the Bismarck and Lincoln areas of Burleigh County. Initially, quarter to ping pong ball size hail fell just to the northwest of Bismarck, but hail size increased as the storm moved through the city. Many roofs and ve…
A severe thunderstorm struck northern portions of the city of Bismarck around 4:30 AM CDT. Large hail combined with strong wind gusts to cause substantial damage. The largest hail with a diameter of 3.25 inches fell near Legacy High School. Winds of 75 mph combined with large hai…
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Five to twelve inches of heavy wet snow and sleet fell across Burleigh County. The combination of strong winds and the wet snow resulted in damages to electrical utilities, causing power outages across the county. In some areas it took several days to restore power. Preliminary d…
Nickel size to tennis ball size hail combined with 70 mph winds caused extensive and widespread damage in Bismarck. The larger hail fell on the north side of the city where most of the damage occurred. Numerous homes and vehicles damaged. There was damage to siding and roofs, and…
Widespread damage to buildings, downed power lines, uprooted trees, street flooding and water damage to homes.
Bismarck received 17 nches of snow
Hail Hail
One window on house was broken.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
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Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Long Lake mesonet station reported wind gusts up to 73 mph.
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Bismarck Airport ASOS reported wind gusts up to 68 mph.
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Wing NDAWN station reported wind gusts up to 67 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Locations near Bismarck received nine inches of snow.
High Wind High Wind
Long Lake RAWS reported wind gusts to 71 mph.
High Wind High Wind
Glen Ullin NDDOT site reported wind gusts to 65 mph.
High Wind High Wind
Bismarck ASOS reported wind gusts to 59 mph.
High Wind High Wind
Long Lake RAWS reported wind gusts to 59 mph.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The tornado touched down east of Menoken, then traveled northwest across Interstate 94 where it struck a farmstead. At this location, the tornado ripped off the roof of an old pole barn and tossed it into nearby trees. The tornado then continued to the northwest where it impacted…
Tornado EFU Tornado
The tornado touched down in an open field north of Driscoll and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).
Tornado EFU Tornado
The tornado touched down in an open field east of Baldwin and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).
Tornado EFU Tornado
The tornado touched down in an open field north of Arena and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).
Tornado EFU Tornado
The tornado touched down in an open field northwest of Wing and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).
Tornado EFU Tornado
The tornado touched down in an open field southeast of Wilton and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).
Tornado EFU Tornado
This is the first event entry for one tornado that passed through two counties, Burleigh and Sheridan. The tornado touched down in an open field north of Wing and impacted no structures before it ended south of Denhoff. During the time this tornado was on the ground, another torn…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Approximately two to three inches of rain fell in a short period of time, leading to flash flooding. The most notable flash flooding occurred in the Bismarck area. Many vehicles were stalled due to floodwaters along State Street south of the North Dakota State Capitol Building, a…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
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A five inch diameter cottonwood tree was snapped off near its base.
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Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 62 | 11 |
| 2024 | 26 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20 | 1 |
| 2022 | 27 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18 | 0 |
| 2019 | 28 | 0 |
| 2018 | 23 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 |
| 2016 | 27 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 |
| 2014 | 23 | 0 |
| 2013 | 40 | 0 |
| 2012 | 27 | 0 |
| 2011 | 54 | 1 |
| 2010 | 43 | 0 |
| 2009 | 32 | 0 |
| 2008 | 36 | 3 |
| 2007 | 16 | 2 |
| 2006 | 20 | 0 |
| 2005 | 13 | 1 |
| 2004 | 17 | 0 |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 22 | 1 |
| 2001 | 24 | 1 |
| 2000 | 18 | 3 |
| 1999 | 22 | 5 |
| 1998 | 13 | 2 |
| 1997 | 17 | 1 |
| 1996 | 26 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 1 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 5 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 1 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 1 |
| 1980 | 13 | 1 |
| 1979 | 5 | 1 |
| 1978 | 8 | 1 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1976 | 4 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 1 |
| 1965 | 4 | 2 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 2 | 2 |
| 1957 | 3 | 3 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 |
| 1952 | 2 | 2 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |
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