57
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
9
Direct injuries
$3.7M
Property damage
Tornado in Stutsman County, North Dakota: 57 recorded events between 1952 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F4. That places the county #279 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Stutsman County, North Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Stutsman County is the 1990s, when 12 of the county's 57 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Stutsman County archive, tornado makes up 9.9% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #279 for this hazard and #5 within North Dakota, putting it in the 90.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for tornado in Stutsman County with 18 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
| Date | Scale | Path length | Max width | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-08-11 | EF4 | 1.0 mi | 300 yd | Touched down here |
| 2025-06-20 | EF3 | 10.9 mi | 990 yd | Touched down here |
| 1968-08-23 | EF3 | 8.5 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 2001-07-17 | EF2 | 30.0 mi | 880 yd | Crossed in |
| 1999-08-15 | EF2 | 15.0 mi | 50 yd | Crossed in |
| 1982-07-04 | EF2 | 5.0 mi | 200 yd | Crossed in |
| 1974-08-14 | EF2 | 11.3 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1960-08-02 | EF2 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1959-08-24 | EF2 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1953-05-30 | EF2 | 5.4 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 1968 | F3 | 0 | 3 | $250K | |
| Jun 22, 1983 | F1 | 0 | 2 | $250K | |
| Jun 20, 1970 | F1 | 0 | 2 | $25K | |
| Jun 13, 2000 | CLEVELAND | F1 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 25, 1959 | F2 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2025 | MEDINA | EF1 | $750K |
| Jun 21, 2025 | SPIRITWOOD | EFU | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2025 | SPIRITWOOD | EFU | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2025 | BLOOM | EFU | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2024 | WOODWORTH | EFU | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2021 | MILLARTON | EFU | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2019 | EDMUNDS | EF0 | $0 |
| May 23, 2016 | YPSILANTI | EF0 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2014 | WINDSOR | EF0 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2010 | PINGREE | EF0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Stutsman County
- Hail 256
- Thunderstorm Wind 218
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The tornado moved southeast out of Kidder county. Numerous sources reported the tornado ranged to 1/2 mile wide at times. The tornado was on the ground for 66 minutes with a total storm path of 29 miles. The tornado remained in open country flattening a total of 64 metal and double high power line towers.
A supercell thunderstorm developed over Emmons county in south central North Dakota and moved northeast producing an F1 tornado in open county 12 miles northeast of Napoleon in Logan county. The tornado continued northeast increasing to an F2 tornado 3 miles southwest of Streeter then lifted 3 miles north of Streeter. The tornado narrowly missed the city of Streeter but inflicted damage to a farmstead destroying a pickup truck…garage and quonset.
The tornado briefly touched down southwest of Spiritwood from the storm that eventually produced the damaging tornado that developed east of Spiritwood and tracked into Barnes County. This occurred in an open field and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Stutsman County, North Dakota?
57 tornado events are recorded in Stutsman County between 1952 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Stutsman County?
The strongest tornado on record in Stutsman County measured F4.
Where does the tornado data for Stutsman County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Tornado in Stutsman County, North Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-dakota/stutsman-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.