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La Moure 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.
39
Tornado reports
131
Hail reports
12
Floods since 1996
483
All events
4
Deaths
$19.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in La Moure County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 37 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 National Weather Service storm survey confirmed that an EF3 tornado touched down around seven miles southeast of Nortonville, then moved southeast before lifting six miles south southeast of Berlin. This was a long tracked tornado across parts of Russell, Wano, Henrietta, and B…
Tornado F3 Tornado
Verona NDDOT site reported wind gusts to 66 mph. Along Highway 281 ten miles north of Edgeley at 9:07 AM CST, a pickup truck was northbound pulling an empty enclosed trailer. The trailer was flipped by the high winds and detached, causing the pickup truck to rotate left into the …
a 46 yr. old man died after becoming overcom with carbon monoxide fumes in his shop. He was using a gas powered generator.
Over 400 utility poles were broken, along with multiple cross-members. Many miles of power lines throughout the county were down. At one point, 48% of services were without power. The community of Gackle was without power from early on December 26 until late evening of December 2…
The James River did major flood damage. Overland flooding damaged state, county and township roads. Two hundred and thirty homes were flooded, five were complete losses. Flooding continued into April.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Locations north of Verona received 15 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
LaMoure County received an estimated six inches of snow.
High Wind High Wind
Verona NDDOT site reported wind gusts to 68 mph.
High Wind High Wind
Verona NDDOT site reported wind gusts to 62 mph.
High Wind High Wind
LaMoure County had estimated wind gusts to 60 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
LaMoure received eight inches of snow.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
Significant tree damage occurred near the point of touchdown. The tornado then moved on to a farmstead, where a pole barn collapsed onto machinery. A side delivery rake was tossed, two ice fishing houses were destroyed, and a grain cart that had about 120 bushels of corn in it wa…
Tornado EFU Tornado
The tornado touched down in an open field north of Verona and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
LaMoure received 12 inches of snow.
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
LaMoure County received an estimated six inches of snow.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chill values dropped as low as 60 below.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Crops were damaged in the area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Shingles were damaged by the wind.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Two center-pivot irrigation systems were blown over and damaged by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple power poles were broken by the thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds in the Marion area caused extensive damage, especially to the grain handling complex in the city of Marion. Two large steel grain bins became detached from their footings, with one moving about 100 yards. The top of the grain elevator which contained the distri…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chill values dropped to around 60 below.
Tornado EFU Tornado
The tornado touched down in an open field north of Verona and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF Unknown.
Tornado EFU Tornado
The tornado touched down in an open field southeast of Marion and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF Unknown.
Dense Smoke Dense Smoke
Flood Flood
Flooding from snow melt runoff caused significant damages to county infrastructure.
Blizzard Blizzard
Strong winds combined with snow on the ground and falling snow to create a blizzard.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Blowing snow stuck to road surfaces, creating dangerous travel conditions. Multiple vehicle accidents occurred.
Blizzard Blizzard
Strong winds combined with snow on the ground and occasional falling snow to create a blizzard.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
LaMoure County received an estimated six inches of snow.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Locations northwest of Edgeley received eight inches of snow.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Locations northwest of Edgeley received eight inches of snow.
Blizzard Blizzard
Gusty winds combined with falling snow and snow on the ground to produce a blizzard.
Blizzard Blizzard
Strong winds combined with snow on the ground to produce a ground blizzard.
Blizzard Blizzard
Strong winds, occasional falling snow, and snow on the ground combined to produce a blizzard.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Locations northwest of Edgeley received 16 inches of snow.
Blizzard Blizzard
Strong winds and heavy snow combined to produce a blizzard.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large trees were snapped near their base and uprooted in the Berlin and Grand Rapids areas of LaMoure County. There was also structural damage to smaller buildings.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 |
| 2022 | 27 | 1 |
| 2021 | 25 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18 | 3 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 18 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 33 | 1 |
| 2010 | 27 | 0 |
| 2009 | 14 | 0 |
| 2008 | 15 | 0 |
| 2007 | 11 | 1 |
| 2006 | 21 | 4 |
| 2005 | 13 | 0 |
| 2004 | 13 | 1 |
| 2003 | 10 | 1 |
| 2002 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 1 |
| 2000 | 15 | 1 |
| 1999 | 11 | 1 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 1 |
| 1982 | 3 | 1 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 |
| 1978 | 5 | 2 |
| 1977 | 3 | 2 |
| 1975 | 4 | 0 |
| 1974 | 4 | 2 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 | 1 |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
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