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North Dakota, 2017

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

720events recorded1,092 in 2016
0deaths recorded3 injuries
$10Mproperty damage (estimates)$7.3M crop damage
1disaster declarations4 NFIP claims, $19K paid
← 20162018 →

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

Hail258
Wind246
Winter101
Cold51
Tornado33
Other24
Flood6
Lightning1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2017 was 720 against 1,092 in 2016.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2017
Cass County43
Grand Forks County43
Steele County31
Traill County31
Benson County26
Cavalier County25
Towner County24
Barnes County23
Griggs County23
Pembina County22
Ramsey County22
Burleigh County16
Nelson County16
Bottineau County15
McHenry County15
Richland County15
Stutsman County15
Morton County14
Grant County12
McLean County12
Walsh County12
Adams County11
Eddy County11
Slope County11
Wells County11

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
28 May 2017CassThunderstorm Wind60 mph$10,000—2
14 Jul 2017PembinaLightning———1
9 Jun 2017CavalierTornadoEF2$1,500,000——
9 Jun 2017CavalierThunderstorm Wind92 mph$500,000——
11 Jul 2017TraillTornadoEF2$750,000——
13 Jun 2017Grand ForksHigh Wind70 mph$800,000——
13 Jun 2017CassThunderstorm Wind100 mph$750,000——
9 Jun 2017CavalierThunderstorm Wind92 mph$100,000——
9 Jun 2017PembinaThunderstorm Wind90 mph$500,000——
9 Jun 2017WalshThunderstorm Wind70 mph$200,000——
11 Jul 2017TraillTornadoEF2$250,000——
20 Jul 2017SlopeThunderstorm Wind92 mph$400,000——
9 Jun 2017PembinaTornadoEF1$200,000——
20 Jul 2017DunnThunderstorm Wind92 mph$275,000——
21 Jul 2017FosterThunderstorm Wind74 mph$150,000——
21 Jul 2017MortonHail2.75 in$250,000——
20 Jul 2017BowmanThunderstorm Wind92 mph$250,000——
2 Jun 2017BensonThunderstorm Wind110 mph$240,000——
9 Jun 2017BensonTornadoEF2$200,000——
13 Jun 2017RichlandThunderstorm Wind70 mph$200,000——
13 Jun 2017RichlandThunderstorm Wind64 mph$200,000——
13 Jun 2017RichlandThunderstorm Wind70 mph$200,000——
9 Jun 2017BarnesThunderstorm Wind75 mph$200,000——
19 Sep 2017DickeyHail2.50 in$125,000——
19 Sep 2017LaMoureThunderstorm Wind75 mph$150,000——
9 Jun 2017CavalierTornadoEF1$100,000——
20 Jul 2017BowmanThunderstorm Wind90 mph$100,000——
21 Jul 2017FosterThunderstorm Wind90 mph$75,000——
20 Jul 2017SlopeThunderstorm Wind81 mph$90,000——
20 Jul 2017SlopeThunderstorm Wind81 mph$80,000——
9 Jun 2017PierceThunderstorm Wind87 mph$75,000——
20 Jul 2017SlopeThunderstorm Wind81 mph$75,000——
20 Jul 2017GrantThunderstorm Wind75 mph$75,000——
10 Jun 2017NelsonThunderstorm Wind81 mph$60,000——
26 Aug 2017HettingerHail2.50 in$60,000——
30 Mar 2017TownerFlood—$50,000——
30 Mar 2017CavalierFlood—$50,000——
30 Mar 2017PembinaFlood—$50,000——
1 Apr 2017TownerFlood—$50,000——
1 Apr 2017CavalierFlood—$50,000——

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 2017

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
12 Jul 2017DR-4323Major disasterFloodFlooding10

Flood insurance claims with a 2017 date of loss

4 NFIP claims, 3 of them paid, for $18,610.

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.