Eddy County, North Dakota severe weather history spans 280 recorded events between 1966 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 55.7% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,898 nationally and #36 in North Dakota.
280
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
The record
What the Eddy County, North Dakota severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Eddy County, North Dakota severe weather history averages 4.7 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 112 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 22 events fall before 1990 and 258 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is thunderstorm wind, with $528K in reported property damage. In total, 7 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Eddy County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 156 | 0 | $320K | 8 | 1966–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 77 | 0 | $528K | 80 | 1978–2025 |
| Tornado | 19 | 0 | $95K | F2 | 1971–2018 |
| Flash Flood | 16 | 0 | $202K | 0 | 2000–2022 |
| Funnel Cloud | 5 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2012–2020 |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | $15K | 0 | 2007–2011 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2008–2011 |
Decade by decade
Eddy County, North Dakota severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
20 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 19 touched down inside it and 1 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-04 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2016-08-03 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1974-07-11 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1972-07-29 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 mi | Crossed in |
| 2011-07-17 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2004-06-06 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1985-06-14 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1976-06-11 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2017-06-09 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2014-07-21 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 mi | Touched down here |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
County roads were washed out around the Hamar area, after heavy rain fell across portions of Eddy county. At Camp Grafton South, 10 to 17 inches of rain fell, causing tents to collapse. The 220 soldiers were forced to endure a wet night .
4 to 6 inches of rain fell in New Rockford, causing a ceiling in an apartment building to collapse. The 25 residents of the building had to be evacuated. The Burlington Northern-Santa Fe railroad depot in town was also inundated with water. Streets and several homes were also flooded.
A tornado likely initiated in a bowing section of a squall line over central Eddy Township, in Eddy County. The tornado tracked for about three miles to the north-northeast, ending around one mile northeast of Warwick in Benson County. Roughly half the track was in Eddy County and half in Benson County. roofing material was blown off of homes and farm buildings. Several power poles were snapped. Peak winds were estimated at 115 mph.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
2,307
Population (ACS)
$124K
Median home value
24
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2025 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORM, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS | DR |
| Apr 1, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Jan 21, 2020 | Flood | FLOODING | DR |
| Aug 19, 2014 | Flood | SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING | DR |
| May 29, 2013 | Flood | FLOODING | DR |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Eddy County, North Dakota?
280 events are on record between 1966 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $1.2M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Eddy County?
Hail, with 156 recorded events — 55.7% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Eddy County?
20 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 19 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Eddy County?
24 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Eddy County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Eddy County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Eddy County as very low risk, placing it in the 2 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Eddy County, North Dakota severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Dunn County 309
- Emmons County 318
- Divide County 170
- Foster County 199
- Dickey County 294
- Golden Valley County 225
Cite this page
“Eddy County, North Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-dakota/eddy-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.