NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Belcourt, ND
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Belcourt, North Dakota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 26 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 26
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Belcourt
The strongest of the 26 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF3 on July 7, 2008; its path passed within a mile of the city centre. Of the 26, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 16 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 14. The most recent tornado was on September 20, 2019. Of the 37 North Dakota cities on this site, 89% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Belcourt. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 25 times since 1970, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 37 North Dakota cities, 95% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Belcourt.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Belcourt
By decade
- 2010s7
- 2000s9(1 EF3+)
- 1990s3
- 1980s3
- 1970s1
- 1960s2
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2008 | EF3 | in town | 20.6 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Aug 3, 2016 | EF2 | 20 mi | 20.02 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 20, 1965 | F2 | 9 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 2018 | EF1 | 23 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 2018 | EF1 | 13 mi | 3.43 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 1993 | F1 | 11 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1989 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 16, 1988 | F1 | 13 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 1979 | F1 | 12 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 20, 2019 | EF0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 2018 | EF0 | 8 mi | 0.39 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 2017 | EF0 | 12 mi | 0.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 26, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Belcourt
The Storm Prediction Center has 25 hail reports within 10 miles of Belcourt since 1970, made on 24 separate days. Of these, 19 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on July 20, 1998. The most recent report is from August 7, 2025. June and July have the most reports, 8 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Belcourt
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Rolla 1NE, ND, 9 miles east of Belcourt at 1,833 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 75°F and low of 54°F; January is the coolest, at 15°F and -3°F. June is the wettest at 3.7 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 19.6 inches over 44 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 2 days a year. Lows fall below freezing on about 194 nights a year. That 19.6 inches is more than at 12 of the 31 North Dakota stations used on this site (39%). Dunseith, 12 miles west, has its own station (Bottineau, ND): 19.3 inches a year, 0.3 less than here, and a July average high of 79°F against 75°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | -3 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Feb | 19 | 0 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Mar | 30 | 12 | 0.7 | 1 |
| Apr | 48 | 25 | 1.1 | 3 |
| May | 62 | 38 | 2.9 | 7 |
| Jun | 70 | 49 | 3.7 | 8 |
| Jul | 75 | 54 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Aug | 75 | 52 | 2.7 | 6 |
| Sep | 65 | 43 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Oct | 50 | 29 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Nov | 33 | 16 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Dec | 20 | 3 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Year | 47 | 26 | 19.6 | 44 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Rolla 1NE, ND (1,833 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Belcourt
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 26 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Belcourt: 24 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 flash flood and 1 flood. They killed 1 person and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $435,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on June 2, 2026.
July 7, 2005: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Belcourt — 1 killed.
NWS: “Trailer home blown over by straight line winds. Trailer home was not tied down.”
June 2, 2026: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Belcourt — 2 injured.
NWS: “Thunderstorm wind damage reported approximately 4 miles northeast of Belcourt. Multiple buildings were damaged at a collection of properties in this area.”
February 15, 2011: flood 2 miles from the centre of Belcourt — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Flooding was the result of a minor early melt dislodging a stop log on a dam upstream of Belcourt along Ox Creek. Contributing to this flooding through Belcourt was the inappropriate disposal of heavy snow from the season into the creek bed.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Rolette County, which includes Belcourt, has been named in 25 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 floods, 8 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, on July 13, 2022. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Rolette County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.7 million a year, the 16th highest of 53 North Dakota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.6 million (15%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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Cities near Belcourt
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- Bottineau, ND30 mi
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- Langdon, ND66 mi
- Harvey, ND74 mi
- Minot Afb, ND77 mi
- Minot, ND82 mi
- Cavalier, ND94 mi
- Carrington, ND101 mi
- Grafton, ND111 mi
- Garrison, ND116 mi
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