Tornado History

Hettinger Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Hettinger, North Dakota. The records below identify 20 tornadoes from 1951 through 2019, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $4.6M, with 1 deaths and 4 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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20recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$4.6Mminimum property damage
July 12, 2019latest tornado
45.8 milongest listed path
880 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 June 29, 19751975F2 August 29, 19641964EF1 July 12, 20192019F1 August 22, 19751975EF1 June 21, 20162016F1 July 12, 19761976F1 June 15, 19781978F1 August 14, 19511951F1 June 11, 19761976F1 June 1, 20052005F1 June 1, 20052005F1 June 26, 20052005F1 June 26, 20052005EF0 June 24, 20092009F0 June 4, 1980F0 August 29, 1964F0 July 6, 2000F0 July 3, 2001F0 July 3, 2001EF0 June 12, 2011© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)9
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)2
  • F0 (Light damage)5
  • EF0 (Light damage)2

Most Active Years

  • 20054
  • 19642
  • 19752
  • 19762
  • 20012
  • 19511
  • 19781
  • 19801

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.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
June 29, 1975F4Hettinger, North Dakota45.8 mi880 yd14$2.5M
August 29, 1964F2Hettinger, North Dakota0 mi33 yd00$2K
July 12, 2019EF1Hettinger, North Dakota2.9 mi200 yd00$1.6M
August 22, 1975F1Hettinger, North Dakota22.1 mi27 yd00$250K
June 21, 2016EF1Hettinger, North Dakota3.2 mi35 yd00$200K
July 12, 1976F1Hettinger, North Dakota7.4 mi50 yd00$2K
June 15, 1978F1Hettinger, North Dakota0.3 mi10 yd00$2K
August 14, 1951F1Hettinger, North Dakota0 mi33 yd00$250
June 11, 1976F1Hettinger, North Dakota1 mi33 yd00N/A
June 1, 2005F1Hettinger, North Dakota11 mi70 yd00N/A
June 1, 2005F1Hettinger, North Dakota16 mi70 yd00N/A
June 26, 2005F1Hettinger, North Dakota4 mi70 yd00N/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.