Tornado History

Ransom Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Ransom, North Dakota. The records below identify 33 tornadoes from 1957 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of EF5 (Incredible damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $5.9M, with 0 deaths and 8 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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33recorded tornadoes
EF5 (Incredible damage)highest rating
$5.9Mminimum property damage
June 20, 2025latest tornado
20 milongest listed path
1850 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF5 June 20, 20252025EF2 July 14, 20102010F2 August 15, 19991999EF2 July 15, 20072007F2 August 12, 19571957F2 August 29, 19701970F2 April 15, 19821982EF2 June 20, 20252025EF1 July 14, 20102010F1 July 18, 19981998EF1 July 15, 20072007F1 June 25, 19691969F1 September 6, 19701970F1 July 10, 19801980F1 June 16, 1973F1 June 20, 2005F0 August 24, 1965F0 June 16, 1987F0 July 7, 1967F0 May 27, 1998F0 August 5, 2006F0 June 5, 2006EF0 June 17, 2007EF0 May 24, 2008EF0 August 12, 2010EF0 June 20, 2025EF0 June 20, 2025Unknown July 31, 1966Unknown August 28, 1959Unknown August 25, 1960Unknown June 7, 1967EFU June 2, 2024EFU June 20, 2025© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • EF5 (Incredible damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)4
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)3
  • F1 (Moderate damage)6
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)2
  • F0 (Light damage)6
  • EF0 (Light damage)5
  • Unknown rating4
  • Unknown rating2

Most Active Years

  • 20255
  • 20073
  • 20103
  • 19672
  • 19702
  • 19982
  • 20062
  • 19571

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 20, 2025EF5Ransom, North Dakota5.4 mi1850 yd00N/A
July 14, 2010EF2Ransom, North Dakota9.12 mi300 yd00$2.0M
August 15, 1999F2Ransom, North Dakota20 mi400 yd00$1.2M
July 15, 2007EF2Ransom, North Dakota3 mi200 yd00$1.0M
August 12, 1957F2Ransom, North Dakota0.5 mi33 yd00$25K
August 29, 1970F2Ransom, North Dakota10.3 mi10 yd07$25K
April 15, 1982F2Ransom, North Dakota7 mi440 yd00$25K
June 20, 2025EF2Ransom, North Dakota5.2 mi400 yd00N/A
July 14, 2010EF1Ransom, North Dakota7 mi250 yd00$1.0M
July 18, 1998F1Ransom, North Dakota3 mi25 yd00$250K
July 15, 2007EF1Ransom, North Dakota3 mi200 yd00$250K
June 25, 1969F1Ransom, North Dakota0.4 mi47 yd01$25K

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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.