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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Mayville, 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 Mayville, North Dakota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 100 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
0

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
100

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
5

3 deaths in all

What the records show for Mayville

The highest rating among the 100 tornadoes within 25 miles is EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 17, 2010, came within 3 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on August 31, 1975, killed 2 people. Of the 100, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 73 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 42. The most recent tornado was on August 8, 2025. Mayville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 81% of the 37 North Dakota cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 42 times since 1957, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 37 North Dakota cities, 81% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Mayville.

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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Mayville

By decade

  • 2020s15
  • 2010s33(2 EF3+)
  • 2000s25(1 EF3+)
  • 1990s1
  • 1980s11
  • 1970s8(2 EF3+)
  • 1960s4
  • 1950s3
Strongest tornadoes near Mayville, North Dakota
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Aug 26, 2007EF421 mi5 mi1 / 18
Jun 17, 2010EF43 mi17 mi0 / 1
Aug 27, 2016EF39 mi3 mi0 / 0
Jun 16, 1973F313 mi0.1 mi0 / 0
Jun 21, 1971F322 mi13.7 mi0 / 1
Jul 11, 2017EF217 mi11.64 mi0 / 0
Jul 11, 2017EF27 mi22 mi0 / 0
Jun 27, 2015EF214 mi3 mi0 / 0
Jul 21, 2014EF225 mi37.92 mi0 / 0
Aug 10, 2010EF214 mi0.9 mi0 / 0
Jun 17, 2010EF216 mi3 mi0 / 0
Jun 17, 2010EF224 mi7 mi0 / 0

The strongest 12 of 100, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Mayville

The Storm Prediction Center has 42 hail reports within 10 miles of Mayville since 1957, made on 31 separate days. Of these, 30 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 9 days, most recently June 5, 2018. The most recent report is from June 24, 2023. June has the most reports, 17.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Mayville

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mayville, ND, 3 miles west of Mayville at 983 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 57°F; January is the coolest, at 16°F and -4°F. June is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 24.0 inches over 51 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 189 nights a year. That 24.0 inches is more than at 25 of the 31 North Dakota stations used on this site (81%). Hillsboro, 13 miles southeast, has its own station (Hillsboro 3 N, ND): 22.5 inches a year, 1.5 less than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 80°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Mayville, ND
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"
Jan16-40.52
Feb2100.52
Mar33131.03
Apr51281.54
May67413.37
Jun76534.18
Jul80573.96
Aug79542.75
Sep70442.75
Oct54322.15
Nov36170.82
Dec2250.93
Year512824.051

Averages for 1991–2020 at Mayville, ND (983 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 Mayville

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 49 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Mayville: 47 thunderstorm wind reports and 2 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $11.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 104 mph, on June 14, 2008.

  • September 21, 2019: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Mayville — $10.3 million damage.

    NWS: “Streets, low spots, rivers, and basements were flooded by 4 to 9 inches of rain over a short duration of time. Cars that got stuck in the flood waters were abandoned where they stalled.”

  • June 14, 2008: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Mayville — $700,000 damage.

    NWS: “The wind gust was measured at the Mayville Airport. The winds caused a three thousand gallon water tank to buckle.”

  • July 15, 2007: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Mayville — $100,000 damage.

    NWS: “A brick silo was blown over onto a parked farm truck.”

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 Mayville's ZIP code 58257 have filed 39 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $498,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1997: 10 claims (26% of all) and $21,000. 67% 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, 4 have fewer than Mayville.

Flood insurance claims in Mayville by named event
EventClaimsPaid
Flooding199710$21,000

Traill County, which includes Mayville, has been named in 36 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 31 of them major disasters (by incident: 21 floods, 11 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 Traill 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 $8.2 million a year, the 18th highest of 53 North Dakota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.5 million (31%), 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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