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North Dakota, 1990

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

176events recorded144 in 1989
1deaths recorded5 injuries
$1.4Mproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations4 NFIP claims, $0 paid
← 19891991 →

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

Hail83
Wind68
Tornado25

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1990 was 176 against 144 in 1989.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1990
Ward County13
McKenzie County12
Stark County11
Mercer County10
Cass County8
Williams County8
Dunn County7
McLean County7
Pembina County7
Stutsman County7
Divide County6
Richland County6
Barnes County5
Mountrail County5
Grant County4
Morton County4
Ransom County4
Golden Valley County3
LaMoure County3
Ramsey County3
Slope County3
Adams County2
Benson County2
Billings County2
Burke County2

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
26 Jun 1990WilliamsThunderstorm Wind70 mph—11
16 Jul 1990LoganTornadoF1$250,000—2
18 Jun 1990OliverTornadoF2$250,000—1
2 Jul 1990McKenzieTornadoF0$25,000—1
26 Jun 1990MountrailTornadoF1$250,000——
2 Jul 1990DivideTornadoF1$250,000——
3 Jul 1990WardTornadoF1$250,000——
2 Jul 1990WardTornadoF0$25,000——
2 Jul 1990WardTornadoF0$25,000——
2 Jul 1990WardTornadoF0$25,000——
2 Jul 1990WardTornadoF0$25,000——
26 Jun 1990DunnTornadoF0$25,000——
18 Jun 1990McKenzieTornadoF0$25,000——
1 Aug 1990GriggsTornadoF0$2,500——
26 Jun 1990DunnTornadoF0———
6 Jul 1990MercerTornadoF0———
19 Jun 1990CassTornadoF0———
26 Jun 1990MountrailTornadoF0———
2 Jul 1990McLeanTornadoF0———
26 Jun 1990MountrailTornadoF0———
28 Jun 1990TownerTornadoF0———
28 Jun 1990RoletteTornadoF0———
18 Jun 1990PembinaTornadoF0———
18 Jun 1990PembinaTornadoF0———
11 Jun 1990LaMoureTornadoF0———
11 Jun 1990LaMoureTornadoF0———

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 1990

No declaration touching North Dakota was made in 1990.

Flood insurance claims with a 1990 date of loss

4 NFIP claims, 0 of them paid, for $0.

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.