NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lisbon, 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 Lisbon, North Dakota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 70 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 70
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Lisbon
The strongest of the 70 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF5 on June 20, 2025; its path came within 10 miles, and it killed 3 people. Of the 70, 13 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 33 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 26. The most recent tornado was on June 20, 2025. Lisbon has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 64% of the 37 North Dakota cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 47 times since 1959, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Of the 37 North Dakota cities, 68% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Lisbon.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Lisbon
By decade
- 2020s10(1 EF3+)
- 2010s8
- 2000s15
- 1990s8
- 1980s5
- 1970s9
- 1960s11
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2025 | EF5 | 10 mi | 12.1 mi | 3 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | EF2 | 18 mi | 6.82 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | EF2 | 18 mi | 5.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 10, 2011 | EF2 | 24 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 2010 | EF2 | in town | 9.12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 15, 2007 | EF2 | 15 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 15, 1999 | F2 | 6 mi | 28.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 1982 | F2 | 5 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 1975 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 29, 1970 | F2 | in town | 10.3 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Jul 13, 1958 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 12, 1957 | F2 | 6 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 70, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lisbon
The Storm Prediction Center has 47 hail reports within 10 miles of Lisbon since 1959, made on 37 separate days. Of these, 30 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on August 24, 1991. The most recent report is from August 14, 2020. July has the most reports, 18.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lisbon
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lisbon, ND, 1 mile northwest of Lisbon at 1,149 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 19°F and 0°F. June is the wettest at 3.4 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 22.4 inches over 48 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 14 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 182 nights a year. Snowfall averages 46.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 22.4 inches is more than at 22 of the 31 North Dakota stations used on this site (71%). Oakes, 32 miles southwest, has its own station (Fullerton 1 ESE, ND): 24.4 inches a year, 2.0 more than here, and the same July average high, 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | 0 | 0.7 | 2 | 9.7 |
| Feb | 24 | 3 | 0.9 | 3 | 7.1 |
| Mar | 37 | 16 | 1.0 | 3 | 7.8 |
| Apr | 54 | 29 | 1.5 | 4 | 4.5 |
| May | 67 | 43 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 77 | 54 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 58 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 81 | 55 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 46 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 56 | 32 | 2.2 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Nov | 39 | 19 | 0.8 | 3 | 7.4 |
| Dec | 25 | 7 | 0.8 | 2 | 8.7 |
| Year | 53 | 30 | 22.4 | 48 | 46.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lisbon, ND (1,149 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 Lisbon
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 35 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lisbon: 28 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods and 2 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $131,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 115 mph, on September 7, 2016. March has had the most flash floods, 2 of 5. Of the 31 North Dakota cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 19 have had fewer than Lisbon.
June 20, 2013: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Lisbon — 1 killed, $55,000 damage.
NWS: “A pickup was swept off North Dakota Highway 32 into Dead Colt Creek. The vehicle floated downstream and was eventually submerged resulting in one fatality by 8 am CDT.”
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 Lisbon's ZIP code 58054 have filed 118 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $589,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Not a named storm in 1979: 31 claims (26% of all) and $56,000, then Flooding in 1997 with 10. 36% 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, 8 have fewer than Lisbon.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Not a named storm1979 | 31 | $56,000 |
| Flooding1997 | 10 | $52,000 |
Ransom County, which includes Lisbon, has been named in 36 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 31 of them major disasters (by incident: 18 floods, 12 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 Ransom 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 $6.5 million a year, the 24th highest of 53 North Dakota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.0 million (32%), 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 Lisbon
- Oakes, ND32 mi
- Valley City, ND38 mi
- Casselton, ND40 mi
- Horace, ND43 mi
- West Fargo, ND48 mi
- Wahpeton, ND48 mi
- Fargo, ND50 mi
- Moorhead, MN53 mi
- Breckenridge, MN55 mi
- Dilworth, MN55 mi
- Jamestown, ND60 mi
- Sisseton, SD61 mi
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