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Grant County, North Dakota
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
27
Tornado reports
187
Hail reports
10
Floods since 1996
531
All events
5
Deaths
$31.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Grant County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 27 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 F4 Tornado
Storm total snowfall of six to ten inches was reported across Grant County.
This was the second wave of very large hail to hit Elgin during this episode. Homes throughout the city experienced broken windows, damaged siding, and damaged shingles. Vehicles sustained heavy damaged as well.
Six to ten inches of heavy wet snow and sleet fell across Grant County. The combination of strong winds and the wet snow resulted in widespread damages to electrical utilities, causing massive power outages across the county. In some areas it took anywhere from several days to se…
Wind gusts up to near 50 mph combined with falling snow and existing loose snow cover to create widespread blizzard conditions across Grant County. The strong winds and blizzard conditions resulted in additional downed power lines and delayed the repair of existing downed power l…
Carson received 20 inches of snow
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Elgin NDAWN station reported wind gusts up to 63 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Locations south of Elgin received 14 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Pretty Rock received seven inches of snow.
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Lake Tschida CWOP reported wind gusts to 79 mph.
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New Leipzig NDDOT site reported wind gusts to 61 mph.
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New Leipzig NDDOT reported wind gusts to 73 mph.
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Grant County had estimated wind gusts to 60 mph.
High Wind High Wind
Grant County had estimated gusts to 60 mph.
Hail Hail
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Hail Hail
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A large outbuilding had most of its roof panels blown off.
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Several large pine trees were uprooted or broken down at the Heart Butte Boy Scout Camp.
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On the north side of Lake Tschida a camper was tipped on its side, a pontoon was completely flipped, trees were down, and a wooden swing set was tipped over.
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Hail Hail
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Drought Drought
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Grant County had estimated wind gusts to 60 mph.
Drought Drought
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Minimum wind chill values dropped to between 45 below to around 60 below over most locations.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Locations southwest of St. Gertrude received nine inches of snow.
Drought Drought
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chill values dropped as low as 60 below.
Drought Drought
High Wind High Wind
New Leipzig NDDOT site reported wind gusts to 61 mph.
Drought Drought
Drought Drought
High Wind High Wind
Grant County had estimated wind gusts to 60 mph.
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Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by a trained spotter.
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The wind tore some shingles off of the roof, and a cottonwood tree had some branches broken off and leaves stripped.
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Hail Hail
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 23 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 |
| 2016 | 23 | 1 |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 32 | 1 |
| 2010 | 30 | 1 |
| 2009 | 14 | 0 |
| 2008 | 20 | 1 |
| 2007 | 12 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005 | 13 | 1 |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 1 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | 4 | 1 |
| 1983 | 4 | 2 |
| 1981 | 8 | 2 |
| 1980 | 8 | 2 |
| 1979 | 6 | 2 |
| 1978 | 8 | 2 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 3 | 3 |
| 1975 | 2 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 2 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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