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North Dakota, 2025

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

1,070events recorded717 in 2024
4deaths recorded3 injuries
$33Mproperty damage (estimates)$370K crop damage
2disaster declarations6 NFIP claims, $11K paid
← 20242026 →

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

Wind456
Hail198
Cold136
Tornado91
Winter91
Drought80
Flood11
Other7

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2025 was 1,070 against 717 in 2024.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2025
Burleigh County62
Grand Forks County53
Stutsman County52
Cass County51
Stark County42
Morton County34
McHenry County31
Williams County29
Mountrail County28
Grant County27
Hettinger County27
Kidder County27
Bowman County26
Richland County24
Slope County24
McLean County23
Adams County22
Barnes County22
Emmons County21
McKenzie County21
Dunn County20
Ward County19
Billings County18
Divide County17
Wells County17

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
20 Jun 2025CassTornadoEF4—3—
20 Jun 2025StutsmanThunderstorm Wind78 mph$500,0001—
18 Dec 2025RichlandBlizzard———2
20 Jun 2025BurleighThunderstorm Wind110 mph$5,000,000—1
20 Jun 2025StutsmanHail3.00 in$10,000,000——
20 Jun 2025MortonTornadoEF2$1,500,000——
15 Jun 2025AdamsThunderstorm Wind94 mph$1,000,000——
20 Jun 2025StutsmanThunderstorm Wind90 mph$1,000,000——
20 Jun 2025KidderTornadoEF1$750,000——
20 Jun 2025StutsmanTornadoEF1$750,000——
8 Aug 2025StutsmanThunderstorm Wind100 mph$750,000——
8 Aug 2025StutsmanThunderstorm Wind100 mph$750,000——
14 Sep 2025SheridanTornadoEF2$700,000——
27 Jun 2025BurleighHail2.25 in$500,000——
20 Jun 2025MercerThunderstorm Wind81 mph$500,000——
27 Jun 2025WellsHail1.75 in$500,000——
27 Jun 2025BurleighHail2.75 in$500,000——
19 Jun 2025StarkHail2.50 in$500,000——
14 Sep 2025BurleighFlash Flood—$500,000——
14 Sep 2025EmmonsTornadoEF2$400,000——
10 Jul 2025BottineauHail2.50 in$400,000——
16 Jun 2025McHenryThunderstorm Wind90 mph$350,000——
19 Jun 2025StarkTornadoEF1$300,000——
20 Jun 2025FosterTornadoEF1$300,000——
20 Jun 2025StutsmanThunderstorm Wind90 mph$300,000——
27 Jun 2025EmmonsTornadoEF1$300,000——
20 Jun 2025LaMoureTornadoEF1$300,000——
14 Sep 2025McLeanTornadoEF1$300,000——
21 Jun 2025FosterThunderstorm Wind90 mph$250,000——
15 Jun 2025AdamsThunderstorm Wind90 mph$250,000——
9 Jul 2025AdamsHail2.50 in$250,000——
20 Jul 2025BowmanThunderstorm Wind100 mph$250,000——
27 Jun 2025EmmonsTornadoEF2$200,000——
8 Aug 2025KidderThunderstorm Wind90 mph$200,000——
20 Jun 2025WellsThunderstorm Wind85 mph$150,000——
20 Jun 2025HettingerThunderstorm Wind96 mph$150,000——
27 Jul 2025McHenryThunderstorm Wind81 mph$150,000——
20 Jun 2025GrantThunderstorm Wind90 mph$100,000——
20 Jun 2025BurleighThunderstorm Wind90 mph$100,000——
27 Jun 2025OliverHail3.00 in$100,000——

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 2025

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
22 Oct 2025DR-4895Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes7
11 Sep 2025DR-4888Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storm, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line Winds19

Flood insurance claims with a 2025 date of loss

6 NFIP claims, 3 of them paid, for $11,406.

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.