NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Casselton, 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 Casselton, North Dakota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 111 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 111
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
13 deaths in all
What the records show for Casselton
The highest rating among the 111 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5 or EF5, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 20, 2025, came within 23 miles. The deadliest, an F5 on June 20, 1957, killed 10 people. Of the 111, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 54 have come since 2000. June and July have had the most tornadoes, 33 each. The most recent tornado was on June 20, 2025. Casselton has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 86% of the 37 North Dakota cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 88 times since 1962, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Casselton has more hail reports within 10 miles than 70% of the 37 North Dakota cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Casselton
By decade
- 2020s12(1 EF3+)
- 2010s18
- 2000s24
- 1990s11
- 1980s13
- 1970s16(2 EF3+)
- 1960s7
- 1950s10(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 1957 | F5 | 1 mi | 52.4 mi | 10 / 103 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | EF5 | 23 mi | 12.1 mi | 3 / 0 |
| Jun 28, 1975 | F4 | 22 mi | 5.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 1973 | F3 | 4 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 30, 1956 | F3 | 18 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | EF2 | 23 mi | 6.82 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 4, 2011 | EF2 | 3 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 2011 | EF2 | 15 mi | 7.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 2011 | EF2 | 18 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 2011 | EF2 | 22 mi | 4.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 15, 2007 | EF2 | 19 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 15, 2007 | EF2 | 14 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 111, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Casselton
The Storm Prediction Center has 88 hail reports within 10 miles of Casselton since 1962, made on 63 separate days. Of these, 47 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on July 17, 2001. The most recent report is from July 13, 2023. June and July have the most reports, 24 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Casselton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Casselton Agronomy Farm, ND, 3 miles southwest of Casselton at 935 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 17°F and -1°F. June is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 24.2 inches over 50 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 10 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 182 nights a year. Snowfall averages 36.7 inches a year, most of it in December. That 24.2 inches is more than at 27 of the 31 North Dakota stations used on this site (87%). West Fargo, 14 miles east, has its own station (Fargo Hector International Airport, ND): 24.1 inches a year, 0.1 less than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | -1 | 0.5 | 2 | 7.4 |
| Feb | 22 | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Mar | 35 | 17 | 1.1 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Apr | 53 | 31 | 1.5 | 4 | 3.3 |
| May | 68 | 43 | 3.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 77 | 55 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 59 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 56 | 2.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 46 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 56 | 34 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 38 | 20 | 0.8 | 3 | 4.4 |
| Dec | 23 | 7 | 0.7 | 2 | 8.1 |
| Year | 52 | 31 | 24.2 | 50 | 36.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Casselton Agronomy Farm, ND (935 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 Casselton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 47 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Casselton: 41 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 79 mph, on June 7, 2020.
April 17, 2023: flood 6 miles from the centre of Casselton — $951,000 damage.
NWS: “Mapleton gage (south of I-94), on the Maple River. NOTE: Damages dollar amount is for the entire county.”
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
Cass County, which includes Casselton, has been named in 35 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 30 of them major disasters (by incident: 22 floods, 9 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storm, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds, on September 11, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Cass County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for strong wind; Relatively High for hail; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $81.8 million a year, the highest of 53 North Dakota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $34.2 million (42%), 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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