Weather alerts in North Dakota, 1988
115 weather alerts in 1988, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1988. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 115
- Warnings
- 115
- Watches
- 0
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest month
- July40 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 17, 198811 alerts
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Towner | 61 min |
| May 6, 8:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Hettinger, Stark | 26 min |
| May 7, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Richland | 61 min |
| May 7, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Stutsman | 62 min |
| May 26, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Stutsman | 32 min |
| May 26, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes | 63 min |
| May 26, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Logan, McIntosh | 38 min |
| May 26, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes, Cass | 55 min |
| May 26, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Dickey | 55 min |
| May 26, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ransom | 64 min |
| May 26, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Ransom, Richland | 60 min |
| May 26, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Richland | 55 min |
| May 26, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Richland | 55 min |
| May 28, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Ramsey | 56 min |
| May 28, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cavalier | 54 min |
| May 28, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cavalier | 61 min |
| May 28, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Ramsey | 62 min |
| May 28, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Stutsman | 57 min |
| May 28, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grand Forks, Walsh | 65 min |
| May 30, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bowman, Slope | 68 min |
| May 31, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Rolette | 31 min |
| Jun 12, 11:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes | 60 min |
| Jun 12, 11:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Logan, McIntosh | 59 min |
| Jun 12, 12:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes | 56 min |
| Jun 18, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Griggs, Nelson, Steele | 66 min |
| Jun 18, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grand Forks | 66 min |
| Jun 18, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Steele, Traill | 57 min |
| Jun 18, 7:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Traill | 58 min |
| Jun 20, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Hettinger | 64 min |
| Jun 20, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Sheridan | 46 min |
| Jun 21, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Benson, Eddy, Wells | 60 min |
| Jun 21, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Foster, Stutsman, Wells | 42 min |
| Jun 24, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Dickey, Sargent | 60 min |
| Jul 5, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Pembina | 55 min |
| Jul 5, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Benson, Eddy | 48 min |
| Jul 5, 5:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Nelson, Walsh | 57 min |
| Jul 5, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Cavalier | 57 min |
| Jul 5, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McIntosh | 25 min |
| Jul 5, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Logan | 31 min |
| Jul 5, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Ramsey | 39 min |
| Jul 5, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes | 66 min |
| Jul 5, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Steele | 63 min |
| Jul 5, 11:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Divide | 27 min |
| Jul 6, 12:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide | 54 min |
| Jul 6, 1:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Divide | 69 min |
| Jul 6, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Benson | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Benson, Eddy | 54 min |
| Jul 6, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Stark | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean | 50 min |
| Jul 7, 2:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cavalier | 66 min |
| Jul 7, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn | 68 min |
| Jul 9, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Richland | 66 min |
| Jul 12, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Stutsman | 53 min |
| Jul 12, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Dickey | 59 min |
| Jul 12, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | LaMoure | 62 min |
| Jul 12, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Steele, Traill | 55 min |
| Jul 12, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Dickey, Ransom, Sargent | 58 min |
| Jul 12, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | LaMoure | 58 min |
| Jul 12, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Traill | 57 min |
| Jul 12, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | LaMoure | 60 min |
| Jul 12, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 58 min |
| Jul 12, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Cass | 60 min |
| Jul 12, 10:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Cass | 60 min |
| Jul 12, 10:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Richland | 55 min |
| Jul 14, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Morton | 41 min |
| Jul 14, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Oliver | 54 min |
| Jul 14, 11:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Cass, Traill | 66 min |
| Jul 15, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Foster, Stutsman | 64 min |
| Jul 15, 12:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Eddy | 57 min |
| Jul 15, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Pembina | 64 min |
| Jul 23, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ransom, Sargent | 60 min |
| Jul 23, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 66 min |
| Jul 23, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass | 63 min |
| Aug 1, 3:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons | 40 min |
| Aug 1, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Logan | 44 min |
| Aug 6, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Ramsey | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Traill | 64 min |
| Aug 10, 11:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass | 65 min |
| Aug 11, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Traill | 58 min |
| Aug 11, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Dickey | 66 min |
| Aug 11, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes | 57 min |
| Aug 11, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Golden Valley | 33 min |
| Aug 11, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Golden Valley | 28 min |
| Aug 13, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Dickey, Sargent | 60 min |
| Aug 13, 4:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Traill | 63 min |
| Aug 14, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau | 68 min |
| Aug 14, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McHenry | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean | 40 min |
| Aug 14, 6:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McHenry | 29 min |
| Aug 14, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Mountrail, Williams | 33 min |
| Aug 14, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Benson, Pierce | 50 min |
| Aug 14, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McHenry | 41 min |
| Aug 16, 8:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Bottineau | 41 min |
| Aug 16, 8:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Renville | 28 min |
| Aug 16, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry | 46 min |
| Aug 16, 9:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Bottineau, Rolette | 39 min |
| Aug 16, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Pierce, Rolette | 47 min |
| Aug 16, 10:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Rolette | 31 min |
| Aug 16, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Towner | 43 min |
| Aug 16, 11:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Ramsey, Towner | 29 min |
| Aug 16, 11:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Ramsey | 53 min |
| Aug 17, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Nelson | 60 min |
| Aug 17, 1:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grand Forks, Steele, Traill | 65 min |
| Aug 20, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide | 57 min |
| Aug 20, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide | 49 min |
| Aug 22, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass | 42 min |
| Aug 31, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Richland | 58 min |
| Sep 18, 5:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Dickey, LaMoure | 57 min |
| Sep 18, 6:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Dickey, LaMoure | 42 min |
| Sep 18, 10:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes, Cass | 62 min |
| Sep 18, 11:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass | 56 min |
| Sep 18, 11:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ransom | 56 min |
| Sep 18, 11:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Richland | 55 min |
| Sep 18, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Traill | 64 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 97 |
| Tornado Warning | 18 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Cass County17
- Richland County10
- Traill County10
- Dickey County8
- Barnes County7
- Ransom County7
- Stutsman County6
- Ramsey County6
- Sargent County6
- Steele County5
- Benson County5
- Divide County5
- LaMoure County5
- Bottineau County5
- Logan County4
- Cavalier County4
- Rolette County4
- Eddy County4
- McHenry County4
- Towner County3
- McIntosh County3
- Grand Forks County3
- Nelson County3
- Hettinger County2
- Stark County2
- Walsh County2
- Wells County2
- Foster County2
- Pembina County2
- Burke County2
- McLean County2
- Golden Valley County2
- Pierce County2
- Bowman County1
- Slope County1
- Griggs County1
- Sheridan County1
- Dunn County1
- Morton County1
- Oliver County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
Alerts in force nowTornadoes on recordThe radar archive19871989
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.