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Wind in Cavalier County, North Dakota
165 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 165 wind events in Cavalier County, North Dakota, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 41 years.
July is the busiest month, with 52 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 82 events against 59 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.7% of the 9,530 wind events recorded in North Dakota; its 11.1 per 100 square miles compares with 13.8 statewide.
118 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 33 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with North Dakota
| Measure | Cavalier County | North Dakota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 165 | 9,530 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 11.1 | 13.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 450.6 | 123.0 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 7 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
2Feb
2Mar
3Apr
0May
17Jun
41Jul
52Aug
28Sep
4Oct
7Nov
9Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
All 165 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 May 2026 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Feb 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Nov 2024 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Nov 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Oct 2024 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Oct 2024 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jun 2024 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 May 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 May 2024 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Nov 2022 | Strong Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Nov 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2018 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $100K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $500K | $3.0M | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Nov 2015 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Oct 2015 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 May 2015 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2013 | High Wind | 48 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2011 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2011 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2010 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jan 2009 | High Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Nov 2007 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Nov 2005 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Aug 2005 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 110 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $2.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2005 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Mar 2005 | High Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 110 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 110 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2002 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 1999 | High Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Oct 1999 | High Wind | 61 mph | $4K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Nov 1997 | High Wind | 54 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Oct 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Sep 1997 | High Wind | 55 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $50K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | $10K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 27 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 99 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1956 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Cavalier County had?
165 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Cavalier County?
29 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Cavalier County?
The thunderstorm wind of 9 Jun 2017, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K and crop damage at $3.0M.
How does Cavalier County compare with North Dakota for wind?
11.1 events per 100 square miles against 13.8 statewide; the county holds 165 of the state's 9,530 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.