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Morton County, North Dakota
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1953 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
54
Tornado reports
424
Hail reports
22
Floods since 1996
1,035
All events
4
Deaths
$166.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Morton County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 54 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 F3 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
One man killed while attempting to land small plane at the Mandan airport. Extensive damage occurred to building roofs and large trees were damage or destroyed. Widespread electrical outage.
This Quasi-Linear Convective System (QLCS) tornado occurred to the north-northwest of Sweet Briar Lake. Three farmsteads were impacted. The first farmstead had minimal damage. The second farmstead had two large pole barns lose their roofs, with some collapsed walls. A half-full s…
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A large fertilizer building north of New Salem sustained heavy damage from extreme straight line winds associated with a severe thunderstorm. Visual inspection of the damage conducted during a storm survey indicates estimated winds of 95 mph. Much of the damage was to the roof of…
Six to ten inches of heavy wet snow and sleet fell across Morton 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 s…
Wind gusts up to near 50 mph combined with falling snow and existing loose snow cover to create widespread blizzard conditions across Morton County. The strong winds and blizzard conditions resulted in additional downed power lines and delayed the repair of existing downed power …
Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall continuously redeveloped across far eastern Morton County for several hours during the evening of the 15th. Public reports of three to four inches of rainfall were received in the city of Mandan along with street flooding. Some homes had water in…
New Salem got 16 inches of snow, Hebron got 20 inches of snow
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mandan NDAWN station reported wind gusts up to 63 mph.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
New Salem NDAWN reported wind gusts up to 61 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Personal weather station reported wind gusts up to 83 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hebron NDAWN station reported wind gusts up to 59 mph.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hebron NDAWN station reported wind gusts up to 66 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trained weather spotter reported thunderstorm wind damage in the city of Hebron. Power out in the city of Hebron. Numerous branches and trees down, with lots of debris around town. Estimated winds at 80 to 100 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Glen Ullin ASOS reported wind gusts up to 69 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public submitted photos of tree damage across the city of Glen Ullin.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Locations west of Huff received nine inches of snow.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Morton County received an estimated six inches of snow.
High Wind High Wind
New Salem NDDOT site reported wind gusts to 63 mph.
High Wind High Wind
Glen Ullin NDDOT site reported wind gusts to 58 mph.
High Wind High Wind
Glen Ullin AWOS reported wind gusts to 67 mph.
High Wind High Wind
Mandan AWOS reported sustained winds of 41 mph.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Approximately two to three inches of rain fell in a short period of time, leading to flash flooding. Many rural roads over far eastern Morton County had water flowing over.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind speeds were estimated by Fire Department Personnel.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by the public.
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Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Tornado EFU Tornado
The tornado touched down in an open field north-northeast of Crown Butte Lake and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).
Tornado EFU Tornado
The tornado touched down in an open field north of New Salem and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | 3 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 0 |
| 2022 | 28 | 0 |
| 2021 | 34 | 0 |
| 2020 | 20 | 1 |
| 2019 | 28 | 0 |
| 2018 | 35 | 3 |
| 2017 | 14 | 0 |
| 2016 | 48 | 1 |
| 2015 | 29 | 0 |
| 2014 | 23 | 0 |
| 2013 | 40 | 2 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 79 | 6 |
| 2010 | 71 | 2 |
| 2009 | 25 | 0 |
| 2008 | 43 | 4 |
| 2007 | 32 | 2 |
| 2006 | 27 | 1 |
| 2005 | 29 | 0 |
| 2004 | 15 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 2 |
| 1999 | 25 | 1 |
| 1998 | 13 | 1 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 4 |
| 1995 | 18 | 1 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 3 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 1 |
| 1981 | 9 | 3 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 2 |
| 1978 | 7 | 1 |
| 1977 | 7 | 1 |
| 1976 | 4 | 3 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 3 | 1 |
| 1973 | 3 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 3 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 3 | 0 |
| 1963 | 4 | 0 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2 | 0 |
| 1955 | 4 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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