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Cavalier County, North Dakota
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
43
Tornado reports
231
Hail reports
24
Floods since 1996
740
All events
2
Deaths
$19.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Cavalier County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 43 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.
A 51 year old man from the Hannah, N.D., area is believed to have died from exposure while walking home after his pickup got stuck on a flooded road late Tuesday night, April 30th. His vehicle was left partially submerged in a ditch nearly 8 miles east of his home.
This tornado was partially engulfed in downburst winds and hail along its nearly 20 mile path. Large wooden power poles were snapped, roofing was stripped off of homes, steel pole sheds were totally dismantled, numerous steel grain bins were crushed, and large metal segments were…
Many 100 foot tall evergreen trees were uprooted. A pole barn was blown down and the roof was blown off a mobile home. Many other trees were snapped, with their trunks laying toward the northeast. The grain elevator sustained some minor damage.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured gusty by NDDOT site 040 near Clyde, ND.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Report of several large trees blown down orientated to the northeast.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Low temperatures ranged from 28 to 32 across much of Cavalier County. The lowest temperature of 28 was reported by a personal weather station at Mount Carmel, ND at 3:55 AM CST. The AWOS and NDAWN sites at Langdon, ND both reported low temperatures of 30.
High Wind High Wind
Frequent gusts measured 58 mph or higher with a peak gust of 65 mph at ND DOT station ND041 located 5 WSW Olga, ND.
High Wind High Wind
Wind gust measured at ND040 ND DOT site located 2 NW of Clyde, ND.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Sites across Cavalier County observed morning lows from 29 to 32. The lowest value of 29 was observed by Osnabrock, ND NDAWN at 3:05 AM CST.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
A personal weather station at Mount Carmel, ND observed a low temperature of 25 at 5:35 AM CST, while the CWOP at Dresden, ND also observed a low of 25 at 5:47 AM CST. The Langdon, ND Airport AWOS observed a low of 27 at 5:35 AM CST.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Received a report of 6.5 inches of snow as measured by a Co-Op observer 1 mile east of Langdon, ND.
High Wind High Wind
NDAWN reports a 58 mph wind gust at the 10 meter height.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Trained Co-Op observer reports 6.5 inches of snow 2 miles ESE of Langdon, ND.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The AWOS KD55 at Langdon, ND frequently reported wind chills below -40. The lowest wind chill reported was -57.
Blizzard Blizzard
Whiteout conditions reported at KD55 AWOS at Langdon, ND, with winds gusting 35 to 40 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Reported near Cavalier.
Hail Hail
Hailed about 15 minutes, with sizes ranging from under a quarter to near/slightly larger then a quarter. Significant damage to fields in the area, especially canola.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A large dusty tornado was reported near Calio ND with no damage conveyed from any sources who witnessed it. This tornado started in Towner County and traveled 0.50 miles to the Cavalier county line, where it traveled an additional 1.04 miles. It is suspected that this was spawned…
Hail Hail
Report of quarter size hail.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
AWOS station KD55 Langdon AP ND reported a wind chill of minus 46.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
AWOS station KD55 Langdon AP ND reported a wind chill of minus 57.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
AWOS station KD55 Langdon airport North Dakota measured a -46 wind chill.
Blizzard Blizzard
Asos reported visibility at quarter mile or less for over three hours.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind and cold air temperatures combined to create excessive cold conditions with apparent temperature as cold as -57F on the morning of the 20th across at the Langdon airport.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions began between 7:35am and 7:55 am per AWOS observations, lasting until 3 pm.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snow fall total measured at 7.0 inches in Langdon.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
AWOS station KD55 Langdon AP ND measured a wind chill of -45F.
Blizzard Blizzard
Continuous Blizzard conditions began at 8am 2 miles SW of Langdon.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Estimated 6 inches 5 west of Maida. Storm Total Snow.
High Wind High Wind
NDDOT station from 11 miles east of Langdon measures a 60 MPH gust.
High Wind High Wind
NDAWN station 4 miles SW of Clyde measures 59 MPH gust at 10 meters.
High Wind High Wind
RWIS 10 E of Langdon reports 70 mph peak gust.
High Wind High Wind
RWIS 2 N of Clyde reports 64 mph peak gust.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Trained Spotter reports flash flooding, with storms that produced 3 inches of rain in a short period of time.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station reports 71 mph gust east of Langdon.
High Wind High Wind
Langdon ASOS reports a high wind gust.
High Wind High Wind
NDDOT station reports a high wind gust.
High Wind High Wind
NDAWN station in Clyde reports 10 m wind gust of 57 MPH.
High Wind High Wind
ND DOT site reports 60 mph wind gust.
Drought Drought
For the month of April, Cavalier county was in D2 drought.
Drought Drought
D2 drought persisted through the month of March in Cavalier County.
Drought Drought
D2 Drought persisted in all of Cavalier county for the month of February.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Langdon AWOS reports a minimum wind chill of -50F.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Mount Carmel NDDOT station reports a minimum wind chill of -48F.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
NDDOT station in Clyde reports a wind chill of -41.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022 | 36 | 1 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1 |
| 2019 | 34 | 1 |
| 2018 | 20 | 1 |
| 2017 | 25 | 4 |
| 2016 | 17 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 3 |
| 2014 | 18 | 0 |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 |
| 2012 | 14 | 0 |
| 2011 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 | 21 | 2 |
| 2009 | 17 | 0 |
| 2008 | 21 | 1 |
| 2007 | 32 | 1 |
| 2006 | 33 | 0 |
| 2005 | 39 | 3 |
| 2004 | 26 | 1 |
| 2003 | 25 | 3 |
| 2002 | 34 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 1 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 3 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 3 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 1 |
| 1977 | 4 | 2 |
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1973 | 4 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 | 1 |
| 1970 | 4 | 2 |
| 1966 | 2 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
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