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North Dakota, 2010

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

1,420events recorded957 in 2009
1deaths recorded7 injuries
$85Mproperty damage (estimates)$16M crop damage
4disaster declarations382 NFIP claims, $4.6M paid
← 20092011 →

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

Winter423
Wind387
Hail377
Flood69
Tornado66
Cold54
Other37
Lightning7

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2010 was 1,420 against 957 in 2009.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2010
Morton County71
Ward County46
Burleigh County43
Cass County42
Grand Forks County39
Mountrail County39
Williams County39
McLean County37
Adams County35
Barnes County33
Bowman County33
Emmons County33
McHenry County33
Stutsman County33
Benson County31
Burke County31
Grant County30
Ransom County30
Dunn County29
McKenzie County28
Richland County27
Mercer County26
Pembina County26
Wells County26
Hettinger County25

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
12 Aug 2010WardTornadoEF3$500,00011
13 Jul 2010SiouxHail5.00 in$1,500,000—2
2 Apr 2010MortonWinter Storm—$14,000,000——
2 Apr 2010GrantWinter Storm—$11,000,000——
26 Jul 2010McLeanHail1.75 in$45,000—1
13 Apr 2010MortonThunderstorm Wind60 mph$25,000—1
2 Aug 2010McLeanLightning—$4,000—1
17 Jun 2010TraillTornadoEF4——1
2 Apr 2010SiouxWinter Storm—$7,000,000——
25 Jan 2010MortonBlizzard—$4,700,000——
13 Jul 2010GrantHail4.25 in$2,000,000——
14 Jul 2010LoganHail2.75 in$1,500,000——
14 Jul 2010RansomTornadoEF2$2,000,000——
25 Jan 2010McIntoshBlizzard—$2,300,000——
24 Jan 2010AdamsBlizzard—$2,000,000——
24 Jan 2010HettingerBlizzard—$2,000,000——
2 Apr 2010BurleighWinter Storm—$2,000,000——
25 Jan 2010SiouxBlizzard—$1,800,000——
13 Jul 2010GrantHail2.75 in$1,000,000——
25 Jan 2010GrantBlizzard—$1,300,000——
24 May 2010MortonThunderstorm Wind96 mph$1,300,000——
26 Jul 2010BarnesTornadoEF2$1,000,000——
14 Jul 2010RansomTornadoEF1$1,000,000——
13 Jul 2010HettingerHail2.75 in$750,000——
24 Jan 2010BowmanBlizzard—$1,200,000——
14 Jul 2010EmmonsHail2.50 in$500,000——
25 Jan 2010EmmonsBlizzard—$1,100,000——
30 May 2010PembinaFlood—$100,000——
14 Jul 2010CassThunderstorm Wind90 mph$1,000,000——
24 May 2010LaMoureThunderstorm Wind105 mph$1,000,000——
13 Jul 2010SiouxHail4.25 in$750,000——
24 Jan 2010DunnBlizzard—$972,000——
2 Apr 2010OliverWinter Storm—$950,000——
13 Jul 2010HettingerHail4.25 in$400,000——
24 Jan 2010BillingsBlizzard—$894,000——
12 Aug 2010BurkeTornadoEF3$700,000——
17 Jun 2010WardFlash Flood—$800,000——
29 May 2010PembinaFlash Flood—$500,000——
2 Apr 2010SheridanWinter Storm—$700,000——
14 Jul 2010LaMoureThunderstorm Wind105 mph$650,000——

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 2010

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
30 Apr 2010DR-1907Major disasterFloodFlooding29
21 Apr 2010DR-1901Major disasterSevere StormSevere Winter Storm12
14 Mar 2010EM-3309EmergencyFloodFlooding18
26 Feb 2010DR-1879Major disasterSevere StormSevere Winter Storm25

Flood insurance claims with a 2010 date of loss

382 NFIP claims, 311 of them paid, for $4,567,376.

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.