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North Dakota, 2005

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

1,199events recorded1,025 in 2004
1deaths recorded7 injuries
$124Mproperty damage (estimates)$100K crop damage
3disaster declarations22 NFIP claims, $219K paid
← 20042006 →

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

Hail398
Wind346
Winter162
Flood160
Tornado57
Cold54
Other16
Lightning5
Wildfire1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2005 was 1,199 against 1,025 in 2004.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2005
Benson County71
Richland County71
Cass County65
Grand Forks County56
Ramsey County50
Pembina County41
Barnes County40
Sargent County40
Cavalier County39
Nelson County38
Ransom County32
Morton County29
Towner County29
Traill County29
Steele County28
Bottineau County24
Griggs County24
Eddy County22
Ward County22
Hettinger County20
Mountrail County20
Stutsman County19
Walsh County18
Dickey County17
Rolette County17

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
7 Jul 2005RoletteThunderstorm Wind75 mph—1—
21 Jul 2005BurleighHail2.50 in$93,000,000——
21 Jul 2005AdamsHail2.75 in$7,000,000—3
8 Apr 2005BurleighWildfire———3
19 Jun 2005PembinaThunderstorm Wind86 mph$2,000,000—1
19 Jun 2005BensonThunderstorm Wind110 mph$6,450,000——
19 Jun 2005StarkThunderstorm Wind84 mph$3,000,000——
19 Jun 2005CavalierThunderstorm Wind90 mph$2,000,000——
27 Nov 2005RichlandWinter Storm—$2,000,000——
19 Jun 2005PierceThunderstorm Wind110 mph$1,750,000——
7 Jun 2005DickeyFlash Flood—$750,000——
1 Jun 2005BottineauFlash Flood—$625,000——
19 Jun 2005BensonThunderstorm Wind110 mph$600,000——
7 Jun 2005LaMoureFlash Flood—$350,000——
4 Oct 2005StarkBlizzard—$300,000——
5 Oct 2005WardBlizzard—$300,000——
19 Jun 2005PierceTornadoF1$250,000——
27 Nov 2005RansomWinter Storm—$250,000——
27 Nov 2005BarnesWinter Storm—$250,000——
27 Nov 2005CassWinter Storm—$250,000——
27 Nov 2005SargentWinter Storm—$250,000——
29 Jun 2005RichlandThunderstorm Wind70 mph$225,000——
1 Jun 2005WardFlash Flood—$200,000——
4 Oct 2005DunnBlizzard—$190,000——
5 Oct 2005MountrailBlizzard—$150,000——
5 Oct 2005BottineauBlizzard—$130,000——
26 Jun 2005WardFlash Flood—$114,000——
4 Oct 2005MercerBlizzard—$110,000——
26 Jun 2005BottineauFlash Flood—$104,000——
5 Oct 2005McHenryBlizzard—$100,000——
5 Oct 2005McLeanBlizzard—$100,000——
5 Oct 2005BurkeBlizzard—$80,000——
5 Oct 2005PierceBlizzard—$80,000——
5 Oct 2005RoletteBlizzard—$80,000——
4 Oct 2005BowmanBlizzard—$75,000——
7 Jun 2005SiouxFlash Flood—$70,000——
1 Jun 2005McHenryFlash Flood—$70,000——
5 Oct 2005RenvilleBlizzard—$70,000——
1 Jun 2005McLeanFlash Flood—$60,000——
4 Oct 2005SlopeBlizzard—$60,000——

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 2005

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
21 Nov 2005DR-1616Major disasterSnowstormSevere Winter Storm And Record And/Or Near Record Snow20
13 Sep 2005EM-3247EmergencyCoastal StormHurricane Katrina Evacuation53
22 Jul 2005DR-1597Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Ground Saturation26

Flood insurance claims with a 2005 date of loss

22 NFIP claims, 14 of them paid, for $218,807.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.