NOAA's National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Summer Weather in North Dakota

Severe Weather Safety and FAQs

• Find out more about Lightning in North Dakota
• Six feet of hail in Bismarck and Mandan on June 9, 2001
• North Dakota Tornadoes
• Tornado FAQ from the NWS Storm Prediction Center
• Your North Dakota County Emergency Manager
• NOAA - Severe Weather Safety Guide
• FEMA - Preparing for a Disaster
• FEMA - Help After a Disaster
• FEMA - Help Children Cope with Disasters
• FEMA - Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities

NWS Brochures

• Brochures & Safety Information
• Tornadoes...Natures Most Violent Storm (pdf file)
• Thunderstorms and Lightning...The Underrated Killer (pdf file)
• Flash Floods and Floods...The Awesome Power (pdf file)

Red Cross Brochures

• Are You Ready for a Thunderstorm?
• Are You Ready for a Tornado?
• Are You Ready for a Flood or Flash Flood?

Severe Weather County-by-County

• Number of tornadoes reported by county from 1950 to 2004
• Strongest tornado F-scale reported 1950 to 2004
• Maximum hail size reported from 1950 to 2004
• Maximum non-tornadic wind speed reported from 1950 to 2004

Watch versus a Warning
	Severe Weather Watch Alerts the public to the possibility of severe weather, or some other hazardous weather element. It is  intended to provide enough lead  time so those who need to set their  plans in motion can do so.
	Severe Weather Warning     Issued to warn the public that a hazardous weather element is imminent or has a very high probability of occurrence. In the case of a tornado warning, it means a tornado has been spotted or has been detected by radar. Take cover immediately.