Fargo, North Dakota tornadoes

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28confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Fargo since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: May 27, 2016, EF0.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total28within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.4average since 1950
Peak monthMay10 of 28
StrongestF5Jun 20, 1957
Deaths10whole paths, see note
Injuries114whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Fargo.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

100 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 0May: 10Jun: 5Jul: 6Aug: 5Sep: 2Oct: 0Nov: 0Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May is the peak month, with 10 of 28 tornadoes.

By time of day

70 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 1: 2: 09 AM: 0: 0: 112 PM: 1: 1: 23 PM: 2: 1: 46 PM: 2: 7: 39 PM: 1: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 7:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

40 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 2: 1: 1: 01960: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 2: 1: 0: 11980: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 1: 1: 01990: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 2: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 0: 4: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 019501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
10
EF1
11
EF2
4
EF3
1
EF4
1
EF5
1

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

F5, June 20, 1957

10 deaths, 103 injuries Strongest

F5, June 20, 1957

52.4 mile path Longest path

52.4 miles, F5

June 20, 1957, whole path Widest

1,320 yards, F4

June 28, 1975
Every tornado

All 28 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 27, 2016EF00.05 mi75 yd00
May 30, 2011EF27.44 mi600 yd00
May 30, 2011EF14.51 mi200 yd00
May 30, 2011EF24 mi400 yd00
May 30, 2011EF12.33 mi150 yd00
Sep 5, 2005F12.5 mi100 yd00
Sep 5, 2005F11.5 mi100 yd00
Jul 10, 2004F12 mi50 yd00
Jul 10, 2004F07 mi25 yd00
Jul 26, 1997F00.2 mi23 yd00
Jun 19, 1990F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 12, 1988F00.2 mi13 yd00
Aug 17, 1987F00.2 mi13 yd00
May 4, 1985F00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 28, 1983F10.3 mi10 yd00
May 22, 1981F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 28, 1979F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 4, 1977F120.7 mi10 yd00
Aug 10, 1976F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 27, 1976F10.1 mi17 yd00
Jun 28, 1975F45.4 mi1,320 yd00
May 5, 1965F233.8 mi83 yd00
May 31, 1960F20.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 11, 1958F10.8 mi100 yd03
Jun 20, 1957F552.4 mi500 yd10103
Nearby

Fargo and its county

Fargo is in Cass County, where NOAA has recorded 108 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.