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North Dakota, 1976

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

128events recorded62 in 1975

0deaths recorded5 injuries

$1.5Mproperty damage (estimates)

3disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid

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.

Events by hazard

Wind55

Tornado52

Hail21

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1976 was 128 against 62 in 1975.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1976
Cass County	15
Ramsey County	11
McLean County	8
Barnes County	6
Emmons County	6
Pierce County	6
Cavalier County	5
Hettinger County	5
Benson County	4
Burleigh County	4
Morton County	4
Pembina County	4
Steele County	4
Stutsman County	4
Walsh County	4
Grant County	3
Mercer County	3
Nelson County	3
Richland County	3
Ward County	3
Golden Valley County	2
Grand Forks County	2
McIntosh County	2
Stark County	2
Adams County	1

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
12 Jul 1976	Mercer	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	2
12 Jul 1976	Emmons	Tornado	F0	—	—	2
11 Jun 1976	Grant	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
19 Aug 1976	Cass	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
19 Jul 1976	Mercer	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
19 Aug 1976	Cass	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
27 May 1976	Cass	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
5 Jun 1976	Williams	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
11 Jun 1976	Emmons	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
11 Jun 1976	Stutsman	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
12 Jun 1976	Barnes	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	—
12 Jun 1976	Steele	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
19 Aug 1976	Cass	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
11 Jun 1976	Emmons	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
4 Jun 1976	Stark	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
12 Jul 1976	Hettinger	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
9 Jul 1976	Golden Valley	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
19 Aug 1976	Cass	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
12 Jun 1976	Pembina	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
12 Aug 1976	Benson	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
12 Aug 1976	Benson	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
11 Jun 1976	Walsh	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
12 Jun 1976	Barnes	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
12 Jun 1976	Ramsey	Tornado	F2	—	—	—
12 Jun 1976	Pembina	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
11 Jun 1976	Nelson	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
26 Aug 1976	Ramsey	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
12 Jun 1976	Ramsey	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
27 Jun 1976	Ramsey	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
28 Jun 1976	Richland	Tornado	—	—	—	—
11 Jun 1976	Pierce	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
11 Jun 1976	Sheridan	Tornado	—	—	—	—
11 Jun 1976	Eddy	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
11 Jun 1976	Grant	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
11 Jun 1976	Morton	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
11 Jun 1976	Grant	Tornado	—	—	—	—
11 Jun 1976	Burleigh	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
11 Jun 1976	Morton	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
11 Jun 1976	Ramsey	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
11 Jun 1976	Emmons	Tornado	F1	—	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1976

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
21 Jul 1976	EM-3016	Emergency	Drought	Drought	18
16 Apr 1976	DR-501	Major disaster	Flood	Flooding	9
13 Apr 1976	EM-3012	Emergency	Flood	Severe Flooding	1

Flood insurance claims with a 1976 date of loss

No NFIP claims in North Dakota carry a 1976 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.