Tornado History

Grand Forks Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Grand Forks, North Dakota as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 5 matching records from 1998 through 2025. The strongest matching rating is F1 (Moderate damage), the latest matching tornado is August 8, 2025, and minimum reported property damage totals N/A.

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5recorded tornadoes

F1 (Moderate damage)highest rating

N/Aminimum property damage

August 8, 2025latest tornado

3.79 milongest listed path

400 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F1 (Moderate damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)1
F0 (Light damage)2
EF0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

19981
20011
20051
20091
20251

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Min. property damage
May 20, 2005	F1	Grand Forks, North Dakota	2.5 mi	75 yd	N/A
August 8, 2025	EF1	Grand Forks, North Dakota	3.79 mi	400 yd	N/A
June 27, 1998	F0	Grand Forks, North Dakota	0.2 mi	25 yd	N/A
July 18, 2001	F0	Grand Forks, North Dakota	1 mi	25 yd	N/A
June 26, 2009	EF0	Grand Forks, North Dakota	0.1 mi	25 yd	N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.