NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Langdon, 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 Langdon, North Dakota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 45 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 45
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Langdon
The strongest of the 45 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on June 6, 1999; its path came within 23 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on June 24, 1966, killed 1 person. Of the 45, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 26 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on June 24, 2022. Of the 37 North Dakota cities on this site, 54% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Langdon. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 66 times since 1955, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Langdon has more hail reports within 10 miles than 48% of the 37 North Dakota cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Langdon
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s13
- 2000s11
- 1990s5(1 EF3+)
- 1980s7
- 1970s5
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 1999 | F4 | 23 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 2017 | EF2 | 5 mi | 18 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 1985 | F2 | 4 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1959 | F2 | 12 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 1966 | F1 | 10 mi | 0.1 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Jul 11, 2017 | EF1 | 25 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 2017 | EF1 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 2017 | EF1 | 2 mi | 1.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 2016 | EF1 | 21 mi | 5.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 27, 2015 | EF1 | 23 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 27, 2015 | EF1 | 17 mi | 0.91 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 1, 2010 | EF1 | 22 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 45, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Langdon
The Storm Prediction Center has 66 hail reports within 10 miles of Langdon since 1955, made on 40 separate days. Of these, 43 were 1 inch across or larger, and 8 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on July 19, 2003. The most recent report is from August 9, 2021. August has the most reports, 22.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Langdon
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Langdon Exp Farm, ND, 4 miles southwest of Langdon at 1,615 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 77°F and low of 56°F; January is the coolest, at 13°F and -5°F. June is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 20.8 inches over 45 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 3 days a year, almost all from August. Lows fall below freezing on about 200 nights a year. Snowfall averages 47.3 inches a year, most of it in December. That 20.8 inches is more than at 17 of the 31 North Dakota stations used on this site (55%). Cavalier, 28 miles east, has its own station (Cavalier 7NW, ND): 20.0 inches a year, 0.8 less than here, and a July average high of 78°F against 77°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | -5 | 0.5 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Feb | 17 | -2 | 0.4 | 1 | 6.1 |
| Mar | 30 | 12 | 0.6 | 2 | 6.1 |
| Apr | 48 | 28 | 1.1 | 3 | 4.4 |
| May | 64 | 40 | 3.1 | 6 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 72 | 52 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 77 | 56 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 77 | 54 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 67 | 44 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 51 | 31 | 1.5 | 4 | 2.6 |
| Nov | 32 | 16 | 0.8 | 2 | 8.1 |
| Dec | 18 | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 10.6 |
| Year | 47 | 27 | 20.8 | 45 | 47.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Langdon Exp Farm, ND (1,615 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 Langdon
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 36 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Langdon: 32 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 110 mph, on June 19, 2005.
June 19, 2005: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Langdon — $2.0 million damage.
NWS: “Many 100 foot tall evergreen trees were uprooted. A pole barn was blown down and the roof was blown off a mobile home.”
May 20, 2013: flood 10 miles from the centre of Langdon — $450,000 damage.
NWS: “Several farm fields and farm access roads were flooded in south Olga Township.”
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
Cavalier County, which includes Langdon, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 24 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 floods, 11 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 Cavalier County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hail and strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.5 million a year, the 32nd highest of 53 North Dakota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $835,000 (18%), 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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- East Grand Forks, MN85 mi
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- Thompson, ND91 mi
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