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Stutsman County, North Dakota
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1952 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
57
Tornado reports
257
Hail reports
24
Floods since 1996
797
All events
2
Deaths
$54.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Stutsman County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 56 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
Multiple power poles were broken and power lines were down, resulting in an extended power outage. One indirect death occurred near Courtenay. A 76-year-old man died when the power to his home was cut off during the storm, causing his breathing machine to fail while he slept.
Freezing drizzle made bridges and overpasses extremely slick. The deceased's Jeep hit an icy overpass on the Spiritwood interchange on I-94. The Jeep rolled numerous times down the embankment. The passenger was also injured in the accident.
Hail to three inches in dimameter caused significant damage throughout the city of Jamestown and surrounding areas. Many roofs were damaged, with a few having holes punched through the sheathing. Vehicles throughout the city were severely damged.
Over 200 utility poles were broken, along with multiple cross-members. Many miles of power lines throughout the county were down. At one point, approximately 9,500 customer services were without power, which was roughly 77% of all services in the county. Most of Jamestown was wit…
Nine single legged aluminum and steel electrical towers covering approximately one-quarter mile were damaged by strong thunderstorm winds. Seven of the towers were completely destroyed and had to be replaced. The remaining two towers were partially taken down, but were salvageabl…
Damage to 200 farm dwellings, including elevators, dams and silos.
hail fell in Jamestown for 70 minutes, with hail ranging in size from marble to softball. Extensive damage done
Jamestown got 16 inches of snow, and on a 22 mile stretch of road, ther were 67 powers poles destroyed.
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Jamestown Airport ASOS reported wind gusts up to 70 mph.
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Private weather station reported wind gusts up to 61 mph.
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Private weather station reported wind gusts up to 59 mph.
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Courtenay NDAWN station reported wind gusts up to 58 mph.
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A 200 foot by 60 foot barn was blown over and dismantled one mile west of Spiritwood. Based on photo and satellite imagery, barn was oriented west-east with 3 doors facing south. The storm was moving from south to north, which would be a favorable direction to funnel wind into th…
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Cleveland received 16 inches of snow.
High Wind High Wind
Medina NDDOT site reported wind gusts to 63 mph.
Blizzard Blizzard
Strong winds and snow combined to produce a blizzard.
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Power lines were down in the yard. Parts of a shop roof that was recently installed were torn off. Other items were blown around throughout the yard.
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Significant damage, primarily to trees, occurred over the southern part of Jamestown. The area with the greatest damage was generally between Foxtrot Road on the west and and 10th Avenue East on the east, resulting in a path length of approximately two miles. The width of the gre…
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Significant damage occurred to buildings and grain handling equipment. Two newer pole-barn buildings had a significant portion of the structure destroyed with collapsed walls and roofs. The damage was primarily on the west side of both buildings, with farm equipment damaged insid…
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Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by the public.
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Tornado EFU Tornado
The tornado briefly touched down southwest of Spiritwood from the storm that eventually produced the damaging tornado that developed east of Spiritwood and tracked into Barnes County. This occurred in an open field and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By N…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This is the second event entry for one tornado that passed through two counties, Kidder and Stutsman. This Quasi-Linear Convective System (QLCS) tornado started northwest of Crystal Springs in Kidder County and moved to the east-southeast. The tornado then shifted towards the eas…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 52 | 4 |
| 2024 | 18 | 1 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022 | 29 | 0 |
| 2021 | 33 | 1 |
| 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 2019 | 33 | 1 |
| 2018 | 18 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 |
| 2016 | 19 | 1 |
| 2015 | 14 | 0 |
| 2014 | 26 | 1 |
| 2013 | 20 | 0 |
| 2012 | 18 | 0 |
| 2011 | 40 | 0 |
| 2010 | 33 | 2 |
| 2009 | 14 | 0 |
| 2008 | 19 | 0 |
| 2007 | 12 | 0 |
| 2006 | 14 | 0 |
| 2005 | 19 | 0 |
| 2004 | 21 | 0 |
| 2003 | 14 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10 | 1 |
| 2001 | 32 | 1 |
| 2000 | 12 | 1 |
| 1999 | 16 | 3 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 5 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 2 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 2 |
| 1985 | 8 | 5 |
| 1984 | 5 | 1 |
| 1983 | 7 | 1 |
| 1982 | 3 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1976 | 4 | 1 |
| 1975 | 3 | 0 |
| 1974 | 5 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 2 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | 4 | 2 |
| 1966 | 3 | 1 |
| 1965 | 10 | 3 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 3 | 0 |
| 1962 | 7 | 1 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 2 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 3 | 0 |
| 1957 | 3 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | 2 | 2 |
| 1952 | 1 | 1 |
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