# Tornadoes in North Dakota since 1950: 1,737, #17 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> North Dakota has 1,737 tornadoes (2.4% of the US), #17 by count and #1 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in North Dakota since 1950

North Dakota has recorded **1,737 tornadoes since 1950**: 2.4% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#17 by count** and **#1 per person** (218.06 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* North Dakota has recorded 1,737 tornadoes since 1950, 2.4% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #17 of 51 by count and #1 per person (218.06 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* North Dakota’s busiest year was 2025, with 82 tornadoes; it averages 22.9 a year.
* 14 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#1

national rank (per capita)

1,737

tornadoes

218.06

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[North Dakota: 1,737 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/north-dakota.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## North Dakota tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s85

1960s142

1970s230

1980s225

1990s271

2000s343

2010s285

2020s156

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 1,040 |
| ------- | ----- |
| F1/EF1  | 431   |
| F2/EF2  | 143   |
| F3/EF3  | 37    |
| F4/EF4  | 11    |
| F5/EF5  | 3     |
| Unrated | 72    |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 2025 (82).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in North Dakota, newest first

2025-06-20 · EF52010-08-07 · EF42010-06-17 · EF42007-08-26 · EF42004-07-18 · F42002-08-11 · F41999-06-06 · F41978-07-04 · F41975-06-29 · F41957-06-20 · F51955-07-05 · F41955-07-02 · F41953-05-29 · F51952-07-01 · F4

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