Tornado events in Pembina County, North Dakota The tornado events on record, by date and by year

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NCEI has 43 tornado events on record for Pembina County, North Dakota, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 15 May 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 3 tornado events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Tornado.

Newest tornado events on record

May 15 2025

TornadoEF unrated

2 miles NNE of HENSEL

Jun 9 2017

TornadoEF1

1 mile E of MOUNTAIN. Damage estimate: $300 thousand

Jul 19 2016

TornadoEF1

2 miles WSW of HALLSON

Aug 31 2013

TornadoEF0

3 miles NE of CRYSTAL

Jul 4 2011

TornadoEF0

1 mile W of PEMBINA. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

Jun 3 2011

TornadoEF1

3 miles S of CRYSTAL

Jul 31 2010

TornadoEF0

1 mile SE of CONCRETE

Jul 16 2008

TornadoEF1

3 miles WNW of PITTSBURG. Damage estimate: $24 thousand

TornadoEF1

3 miles SSE of HAMILTON. Damage estimate: $15 thousand

TornadoEF0

3 miles SSE of LEROY

May 25 2008

TornadoEF0

4 miles WNW of HAMILTON

Aug 26 2007

TornadoEF1

5 miles WSW of CRYSTAL

TornadoEF0

2 miles WSW of GARDAR

Jul 30 2006

TornadoF0

4 miles SSE of MOUNTAIN. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Jun 23 2005

TornadoF0

3 miles E of MOUNTAIN

TornadoF1

5 miles SSW of ST THOMAS

TornadoF1

1 mile W of WALHALLA

Jun 8 2005

TornadoF1

1 mile SW of NECHE

TornadoF1

4 miles NNW of CAVALIER

TornadoF0

3 miles W of CAVALIER

Aug 8 2004

TornadoF0

1 mile N of PEMBINA

TornadoF0

1 mile S of NECHE

May 19 2004

TornadoF0

5 miles S of PEMBINA

TornadoF0

2 miles S of BATHGATE

TornadoF0

1 mile NW of GLASSTON

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. A tornado before February 2007 has a rating on the Fujita scale (F). A later tornado has a rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale (EF).

Tornado events by year

Tornado events on record for Pembina County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1970s	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
1980s	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
1990s	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7
2000s	0	1	1	2	6	6	1	2	4	0	23
2010s	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	6
2020s	0	0	0	0	0	1	0 (part of the year)				1

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Tornado events are on record from 1950. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan0 events
Feb0 events
Mar0 events
Apr0 events
May6 events
Jun17 events
Jul12 events
Aug8 events
Sep0 events
Oct0 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for Pembina County by rating
Rating	Wind estimate of the scale	Events
EF0 or F0	65 to 85 mph (EF0)	24
EF1 or F1	86 to 110 mph (EF1)	16
EF2 or F2	111 to 135 mph (EF2)	1
EF3 or F3	136 to 165 mph (EF3)	0
EF4 or F4	166 to 200 mph (EF4)	1
EF5 or F5	more than 200 mph (EF5)	0
Unrated	no rating on record	1

Tornadoes may contain multiple segments. A tornado that crosses a county line or state line is considered a separate segment.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The Enhanced F-scale still is a set of wind estimates (not measurements) based on damage.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center, Enhanced Fujita Tornado Damage Scale, copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The wind estimates are those of the Enhanced Fujita scale.

Beside the other counties

Tornado events on record: Pembina County beside the total of the counties of North Dakota and of the United States
Measure	Pembina	All counties of North Dakota	All counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 2026	43	1,799	81,254
Events for each 100 square miles	3.8	2.6	2.3
Events for each 10,000 residents	63.5	23.2	2.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More tornado events on record

Tornado events on record for Pembina County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Injuries	On record for
19 May 2004	Tornado	F2	none	0	County
14 Jul 2003	Tornado	F1	none	0	County
14 Jul 2003	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
23 Aug 2002	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
18 Jul 2001	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
6 Jun 1999	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
6 Jun 1999	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
6 Jun 1999	Tornado	F4	$1.0 million	0	County
26 Aug 1998	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
22 Jun 1992	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	4	County
18 Jun 1990	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
18 Jun 1990	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
18 Jul 1985	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	County
8 Aug 1984	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	County
13 Jun 1980	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
12 Jun 1976	Tornado	F1	none	0	County
12 Jun 1976	Tornado	F1	none	0	County
21 Jul 1967	Tornado	F0	none	0	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Grand Forks, ND (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Tornado events on record for Pembina County, North Dakota". https://countyhazards.com/county/nd/pembina/tornado/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most tornado events on record for Pembina County?: June has 17 of the 43 tornado events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many tornado events are on record for North Dakota?: NCEI has 1,799 tornado events on record for North Dakota from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Pembina County compare with the other counties of North Dakota?: The counties of North Dakota have 2.6 tornado events for each 100 square miles. Pembina County has 3.8.
Which tornado ratings are on record for Pembina County?: 40 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 2 events have a higher rating. 1 event has no rating.