A rare September tornado outbreak slammed North Dakota on Sunday, with over 20 tornadoes reported. https://t.co/6f97TUDgjt pic.twitter.com/OFRlU8sjxt — AccuWeather (@accuweather) September 15, 2025

More tornadoes touched down in North Dakota on Sunday than the state had seen in any September over the past three decades, combined. The outbreak began near Mobridge, South Dakota, where storms flipped an SUV towing a trailer and knocked down power lines. From there, the system tracked north into North Dakota, passing east of Bismarck and Minot, with many of the twisters documented by storm chasers.

A total of 20 tornado reports were received by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center in the Dakotas, with 18 in North Dakota. Since 1995, only 15 tornadoes had been reported in the month of Septembe

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