Tornadoes cause damage across North Dakota

on June 27, 20225. The first touched down 40 miles southeast of Bismarck near the towns of Linton and Tenvik at 10:15 p.m. The second tornado touched down about seven miles north of Bismarck at 10:25 p.m. local time. Nearly 20 minutes after, the third tornado touched down east of Bismarck.

Two tornadoes touch down north of Bismarck, North Dakota, on Friday, June 27, 2025. Incredible time-lapse footage captured by Seth Owens shows one of the tornadoes as it forms and makes contact with the ground.

The National Weather Service has teams assessing damage in the Bemidji area, and while they didn't confirm a tornado touchdown, they did report straight-line wind speeds of 90-120 miles per hour- the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane.