NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Jamestown, 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 Jamestown, North Dakota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 59 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 59
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Jamestown
The strongest of the 59 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on July 18, 2004; its path came within 19 miles. Of the 59, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 17 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on June 20, 2025. Jamestown has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 51% of the 37 North Dakota cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 91 times since 1957, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Jamestown has more hail reports within 10 miles than 75% of the 37 North Dakota cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Jamestown
By decade
- 2020s7(1 EF3+)
- 2010s6
- 2000s4(1 EF3+)
- 1990s12
- 1980s9
- 1970s7
- 1960s10(1 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2004 | F4 | 19 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | EF3 | 12 mi | 10.94 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 23, 1968 | F3 | 20 mi | 8.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 17, 2001 | F2 | 21 mi | 30 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 11, 1976 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 14, 1974 | F2 | 18 mi | 11.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 1953 | F2 | 16 mi | 5.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 24, 1952 | F2 | 7 mi | 7.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | EF1 | 22 mi | 0.23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 2019 | EF1 | 24 mi | 4.08 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 2000 | F1 | 21 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 31, 1997 | F1 | 7 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 59, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Jamestown
The Storm Prediction Center has 91 hail reports within 10 miles of Jamestown since 1957, made on 67 separate days. Of these, 66 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on August 31, 1997. The most recent report is from July 9, 2025. July has the most reports, 32.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Jamestown
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Jamestown State Hosp, ND, 3 miles southeast of Jamestown at 1,467 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 18°F and 0°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 11 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 181 nights a year. Snowfall averages 46.1 inches a year, most of it in December. That 21.0 inches is more than at 20 of the 31 North Dakota stations used on this site (65%). Valley City, 33 miles east, has its own station (Valley City 3 NNW, ND): 21.4 inches a year, 0.4 more than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | 11.4 |
| Feb | 23 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 7.4 |
| Mar | 36 | 17 | 0.7 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 53 | 29 | 1.2 | 4 | 2.5 |
| May | 67 | 43 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 77 | 54 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 59 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 56 | 2.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 46 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 55 | 33 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.9 |
| Nov | 38 | 19 | 0.5 | 2 | 4.2 |
| Dec | 24 | 8 | 0.6 | 1 | 11.8 |
| Year | 52 | 31 | 21.0 | 46 | 46.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Jamestown State Hosp, ND (1,467 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 Jamestown
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 66 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Jamestown: 56 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $4.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on August 8, 2025. June has had the most flash floods, 3 of 7. Of the 31 North Dakota cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 22 have had fewer than Jamestown.
June 20, 2025: thunderstorm wind in Jamestown — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “The Jamestown area was struck by the derecho during the late night hours, with estimated winds around 90 mph. Many trees throughout the city were blown over, causing additional damage to areas that were struck by very large hail earlier in the evening.”
August 8, 2025: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Jamestown — $750,000 damage.
NWS: “Significant damage, primarily to trees, occurred over the southern part of Jamestown. The area with the greatest damage was generally between Foxtrot Road on the west and and 10th Avenue East on the east, resulting in a path length of approximately |two miles.”
June 2, 2024: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Jamestown — $650,000 damage.
NWS: “Between three and five inches of rain fell in the Jamestown area leading to flash flooding in and around the city. Streets had running water, several feet deep in some cases, stranding vehicles.”
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 Jamestown's 2 ZIP codes have filed 109 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $589,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1997: 23 claims (21% of all) and $64,000. The year with the most claims was 2009, with 42. 29% 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, 7 have fewer than Jamestown.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1997 | 23 | $64,000 |
Stutsman County, which includes Jamestown, has been named in 31 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 27 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 floods, 11 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, on October 22, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Stutsman County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.3 million a year, the 8th highest of 53 North Dakota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.5 million (21%), 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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