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North Dakota, 2019

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

1,095events recorded923 in 2018
3deaths recorded6 injuries
$12Mproperty damage (estimates)$72M crop damage
1disaster declarations121 NFIP claims, $499K paid
← 20182020 →

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

Winter402
Hail296
Wind205
Cold118
Other34
Flood24
Tornado15
Lightning1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2019 was 1,095 against 923 in 2018.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2019
Cass County69
Grand Forks County43
Richland County41
Barnes County39
Steele County37
Traill County37
Cavalier County34
Nelson County33
Stutsman County33
Pembina County31
Sargent County30
Ransom County29
Burleigh County28
Griggs County28
Morton County28
Ramsey County28
Eddy County23
Stark County22
Ward County22
Benson County21
Hettinger County20
McKenzie County19
McLean County17
Mountrail County17
Bottineau County16

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
8 Jul 2019SiouxFlash Flood—$750,00022
4 Aug 2019StarkLightning——1—
4 Mar 2019StutsmanWinter Weather—$60,000—3
21 Sep 2019TraillFlash Flood—$250,000——
20 Sep 2019BensonFlash Flood—$250,000——
20 Sep 2019Grand ForksFlash Flood—$250,000——
20 Sep 2019PembinaFlash Flood—$250,000——
20 Sep 2019RamseyFlash Flood—$250,000——
20 Sep 2019SteeleFlash Flood—$250,000——
2 Sep 2019CassThunderstorm Wind81 mph——1
21 Sep 2019NelsonFlash Flood—$125,000——
20 Sep 2019NelsonFlash Flood—$125,000——
21 Mar 2019McKenzieFlood—$4,000,000——
12 Jul 2019HettingerTornadoEF1$1,600,000——
20 Sep 2019WellsFlash Flood—$500,000——
29 Jun 2019GrantHail3.00 in$550,000——
2 Sep 2019StutsmanThunderstorm Wind85 mph$500,000——
20 Sep 2019SheridanFlash Flood—$200,000——
25 Aug 2019BurleighHail2.00 in$400,000——
13 Jul 2019BurleighThunderstorm Wind90 mph$250,000——
2 Jun 2019BowmanHail1.75 in$250,000——
20 Sep 2019WardHail2.75 in$200,000——
2 Jul 2019StutsmanHail2.00 in$75,000——
25 Aug 2019SheridanHail2.50 in$175,000——
6 Aug 2019EmmonsHail2.00 in$50,000——
15 May 2019MortonHail1.50 in$120,000——
2 Sep 2019StutsmanThunderstorm Wind81 mph$80,000——
18 Apr 2019Grand ForksFlood—$50,000——
18 Apr 2019WalshFlood—$50,000——
18 Apr 2019PembinaFlood—$50,000——
4 Apr 2019CassFlood—$50,000——
4 Apr 2019TraillFlood—$50,000——
4 Apr 2019SteeleFlood—$50,000——
8 Apr 2019RansomFlood—$50,000——
8 Apr 2019SargentFlood—$50,000——
2 Jun 2019BowmanHail1.25 in$50,000——
8 Jul 2019BurleighFlash Flood—$50,000——
12 Aug 2019WardHail1.75 in$50,000——
20 Sep 2019BottineauHail2.25 in$50,000——
2 Sep 2019FosterHail1.25 in$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 2019

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
12 Jun 2019DR-4444Major disasterFloodFlooding19

Flood insurance claims with a 2019 date of loss

121 NFIP claims, 97 of them paid, for $499,100.

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.