Cavalier storm history
Storm events recorded in Cavalier, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025.
720
Total events
43
Tornadoes
228
Hail
24
Floods
2
Deaths
$13.8M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
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
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.
Blizzard Blizzard
Langdon AWOS (D55) reports blizzard conditions since 3AM. The site remained at 1/4SM visibility or less for 8 hours cumulative across the event.
Drought Drought
D2 Drought persisted in Cavalier county through the month of January.
Drought Drought
Cavalier county remains majority in D2 drought as of the last outlook December 26th.
Drought Drought
D2 drought detected in Cavalier county from November 1st through the 30th.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
COOP Observer LNGN8 reports 9.5 inches of storm total snowfall 2 ESE Langdon.
Drought Drought
D2 Drought persisted in Cavalier county from October 1st through the 31st.
Drought Drought
Cavalier county experienced D2 drought for the entire month of September, with a period from September 1st through the 26th being in D3 drought in the southwestern portion.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
CoCoRaHS station near Langdon reports 12.5 inches of snow.
Blizzard Blizzard
Langdon AWOS reports 1/4 mile visibility, and gusts up to 46 MPH in the afternoon and evening of April 5th, 2023.
Blizzard Blizzard
Langdon AWOS reports 1/4SM visibility or less from 6:55 am to 10:15 pm on the 11th with a peak wind of 35MPH.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
NDAWN Station Wales 1W reports wind chills below -40 from 2/21 at 11P to 2/22 11A, with the lowest being -50 degrees.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions at KD55 AWOS, with vsby 0.25 mile and sustained winds 35 mph and gusts 45-50 mph from 515 pm Tuesday to 1235 am Wednesday.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Langdon Airport reports -40F wind chill or lower, lowest reported being -48F.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Langdon Airport reports -40F wind chill or lower, lowest reported being -54F.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
NDAWN site Langdon 1E reports wind chills of -40.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 | 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 |