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Hettinger 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.
20
Tornado reports
164
Hail reports
9
Floods since 1996
535
All events
4
Deaths
$15.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Hettinger County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 20 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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All storm eventsTornadoes
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 married couple, both 74 years old, died after driving into the water at a low water crossing. This crossing is locally known to have water running through it during snowmelt and rain events. At the time of the attempted crossing, the water was approximately three to four feet d…
Several inches of heavy wet snow combined with winds gusting to near 70 mph to result in widespread blizzard conditions across the county. One direct fatality and one direct injury occurred a few miles north of New England when two vehicles collided head on in white out condition…
The tornado touched down roughly two miles north-northwest of Mott, and tracked to the south-southeast before lifting about one mile east-southeast of town, having passed through the northeast corner of the city. Extensive tree damage occurred in Mott, mostly from high winds asso…
Wind gusts up to near 50 mph combined with falling snow and existing loose snow cover to create widespread blizzard conditions across Hettinger County. The strong winds and blizzard conditions resulted in additional downed power lines and delayed the repair of existing downed pow…
New England got 20 inches of snow, Mott got 22.5 inches of snow
Hail Hail
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Multiple sources reported a funnel cloud west of Mott. Photo showed funnel about halfway to the ground. Exact location estimated from radar.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Law enforcement reported wind gusts up to 60 mph.
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Trained spotter estimated wind gusts up to 70 mph.
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Mott NDAWN reported wind gusts up to 68 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated 70 to 80 mph winds. Also had dime to quarter sized hail.
Hail Hail
Hail estimated to be penny sized.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Locations near New England received nine inches of snow.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Hettinger County received an estimated six inches of snow.
High Wind High Wind
Williams Lookout RAWS reported wind gusts to 88 mph.
High Wind High Wind
Williams Lookout RAWS reported wind gusts to 64 mph.
Blizzard Blizzard
Strong winds and snow combined to produce a blizzard.
High Wind High Wind
Williams Lookout RAWS reported wind gusts to 90 mph.
High Wind High Wind
Williams Lookout RAWS reported wind gusts to 58 mph.
High Wind High Wind
Hettinger County had estimated gusts to 60 mph.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
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Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
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A large farm building was severely damaged. Part of roof was completely ripped off and blown away. Metal roofing was peeled off on remaining portion of the building. All walls were still standing, although doors were missing.
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Hail Hail
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High Wind High Wind
Williams Lookout RAWS reported wind gusts to 58 mph.
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Drought Drought
Drought Drought
High Wind High Wind
Williams Lookout RAWS reported sustained winds to 40 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
Mott received six 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
Williams Lookout RAWS reported wind gusts to 67 mph.
Drought Drought
Drought Drought
Drought Drought
High Wind High Wind
Williams Lookout RAWS reported sustained winds to 40 mph.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24 | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | 0 |
| 2019 | 20 | 1 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 23 | 1 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 20 | 0 |
| 2013 | 15 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 |
| 2011 | 26 | 1 |
| 2010 | 25 | 0 |
| 2009 | 20 | 1 |
| 2008 | 15 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005 | 20 | 4 |
| 2004 | 15 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 2 |
| 2000 | 14 | 1 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 1 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 5 | 2 |
| 1975 | 3 | 2 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 2 | 2 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |
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