NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Dickinson, 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 Dickinson, North Dakota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 37 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 37
- 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 Dickinson
The strongest of the 37 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF3 on July 8, 2009; its path came within 2 miles. Of the 37, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 19 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on June 19, 2025. Of the 37 North Dakota cities on this site, 70% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Dickinson. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 91 times since 1961, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Dickinson has more hail reports within 10 miles than 75% of the 37 North Dakota cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Dickinson
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s8
- 2000s8(1 EF3+)
- 1980s3
- 1970s10
- 1960s3
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2009 | EF3 | 2 mi | 2.29 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 26, 1978 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 1976 | F2 | 19 mi | 5.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 22, 1957 | F2 | 21 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 1952 | F2 | 7 mi | 10.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 2025 | EF1 | 9 mi | 1.38 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 2009 | EF1 | 19 mi | 6.83 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 2005 | F1 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 1, 2005 | F1 | 23 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 24, 1983 | F1 | 25 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 11, 1978 | F1 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 1978 | F1 | 18 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 37, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Dickinson
The Storm Prediction Center has 91 hail reports within 10 miles of Dickinson since 1961, made on 65 separate days. Of these, 70 were 1 inch across or larger, and 15 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 3 days, most recently June 19, 2025. The most recent report is from June 19, 2025. June has the most reports, 34.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Dickinson
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dickinson, ND, 2 miles northeast of Dickinson at 2,460 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 55°F; January is the coolest, at 27°F and 3°F. June is the wettest at 3.2 inches of precipitation on average and January and December the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 17.6 inches over 39 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 20 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 201 nights a year. That 17.6 inches is more than at 6 of the 31 North Dakota stations used on this site (19%).
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 3 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Feb | 31 | 7 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Mar | 41 | 17 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Apr | 54 | 28 | 1.6 | 4 |
| May | 66 | 40 | 2.6 | 6 |
| Jun | 75 | 50 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Jul | 83 | 55 | 2.7 | 6 |
| Aug | 83 | 53 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Sep | 73 | 43 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Oct | 57 | 29 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Nov | 42 | 17 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Dec | 30 | 7 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Year | 55 | 29 | 17.6 | 39 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dickinson, ND (2,460 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 Dickinson
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 74 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Dickinson: 69 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $6.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on August 6, 2013.
June 19, 2005: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Dickinson — $3.0 million damage.
NWS: “Large hail accompanied the severe storm causing major damage to homes, businesses, vehicles and other buildings. Wind ASOS measured.”
August 6, 2013: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Dickinson — $850,000 damage.
NWS: “A National Weather Service Storm Survey was done on the west side of Dickinson where wind damage occurred. The very high winds blew the roof off a storage unit and blew doors in.”
August 15, 2014: flood 9 miles from the centre of Dickinson — $725,000 damage.
NWS: “Upwards of six inches of rain in parts of Stark County led to overland flooding. There was damage to roads and crops in the northern part of the 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Dickinson's ZIP code 58601 have filed 21 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $85,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 5% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 20 North Dakota cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 2 have fewer than Dickinson.
Stark County, which includes Dickinson, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 floods, 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 1, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Stark County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $14.5 million a year, the 9th highest of 53 North Dakota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.3 million (23%), 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 Dickinson
- Beulah, ND55 mi
- Hazen, ND63 mi
- Watford City, ND69 mi
- New Town, ND77 mi
- Baker, MT78 mi
- Garrison, ND80 mi
- Sidney, MT86 mi
- Mandan, ND90 mi
- Glendive, MT92 mi
- Bismarck, ND96 mi
- Williston, ND101 mi
- Stanley, ND104 mi
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