NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hazen, 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 Hazen, North Dakota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 33 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 33
- 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 Hazen
The strongest of the 33 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on June 18, 1956; its path came within 2 miles. Of the 33, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 11 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 14. The most recent tornado was on August 30, 2025. Of the 37 North Dakota cities on this site, 73% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hazen. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 85 times since 1966, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Hazen has more hail reports within 10 miles than 62% of the 37 North Dakota cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Hazen
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s5
- 2000s4
- 1990s11
- 1980s4
- 1970s4
- 1960s1
- 1950s2(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 1956 | F3 | 2 mi | 10.6 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | F2 | 15 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 1990 | F2 | 12 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 24, 1975 | F2 | 6 mi | 33.7 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jul 9, 2007 | EF1 | 21 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 13, 1999 | F1 | 14 mi | 29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 1999 | F1 | 13 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 3, 1993 | F1 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 3, 1993 | F1 | 12 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 1983 | F1 | 20 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 1983 | F1 | 22 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1976 | F1 | 1 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 33, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hazen
The Storm Prediction Center has 85 hail reports within 10 miles of Hazen since 1966, made on 60 separate days. Of these, 58 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on June 14, 1977. The most recent report is from June 27, 2025. July has the most reports, 31.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hazen
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Beulah 1 W, ND, 9 miles west of Hazen at 1,785 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 56°F; January is the coolest, at 23°F and 3°F. June is the wettest at 3.3 inches of precipitation on average and December the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 16.8 inches over 44 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 29 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 191 nights a year. That 16.8 inches is more than at 3 of the 31 North Dakota stations used on this site (10%). Garrison, 25 miles north, has its own station (Garrison, ND): 17.8 inches a year, 1.0 more than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | 3 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Feb | 29 | 7 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Mar | 43 | 18 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Apr | 58 | 29 | 1.6 | 4 |
| May | 69 | 41 | 2.4 | 6 |
| Jun | 78 | 51 | 3.3 | 7 |
| Jul | 86 | 56 | 2.5 | 7 |
| Aug | 86 | 54 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Sep | 77 | 44 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Oct | 59 | 32 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Nov | 41 | 18 | 0.6 | 3 |
| Dec | 28 | 8 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Year | 56 | 30 | 16.8 | 44 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Beulah 1 W, ND (1,785 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 Hazen
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 55 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hazen: 52 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $847,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 104 mph, on June 7, 2026.
June 7, 2026: thunderstorm wind in Hazen — 1 injured.
NWS: “Emergency manager reported one injury from Sunday storms. Man was sleeping in a tent at John Moses Park and a tree fell on his tent.”
August 1, 2023: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Hazen — $150,000 damage.
NWS: “Multiple hopper-style grain bins were blown over, with another bin damage. A wooden structure was also damaged.”
July 3, 2016: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Hazen — $125,000 damage.
NWS: “A camper trailer was turned over on its side. House siding was torn off and road signs were flattened.”
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
Mercer County, which includes Hazen, has been named in 25 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 floods, 5 severe storms, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, on September 1, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Mercer County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes and strong wind; Very Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.8 million a year, the 19th highest of 53 North Dakota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.7 million (34%), 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 Hazen
- Beulah, ND8 mi
- Garrison, ND25 mi
- Mandan, ND47 mi
- Bismarck, ND51 mi
- Dickinson, ND63 mi
- New Town, ND65 mi
- Minot, ND67 mi
- Minot Afb, ND79 mi
- Stanley, ND83 mi
- Watford City, ND84 mi
- Harvey, ND89 mi
- Fort Yates, ND95 mi
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