Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Dakota, 1988
97 severe thunderstorm warnings in 1988. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1988. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 97
- Busiest month
- July33 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Busiest day
- July 6, 19889 severe thunderstorm warnings
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 7, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Richland | 61 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 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, 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 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 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 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, 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, 6:57 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, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry | 46 min |
| Aug 16, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Pierce, Rolette | 47 min |
| Aug 16, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Towner | 43 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 county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Cass County14
- Richland County9
- Dickey County8
- Barnes County7
- Ransom County7
- Traill County7
- Sargent County6
- Stutsman County5
- Ramsey County5
- Benson County5
- LaMoure County5
- Logan County4
- Steele County4
- Eddy County4
- Divide County4
- McIntosh County3
- Cavalier County3
- Grand Forks County3
- Bottineau County3
- McHenry County3
- Towner County2
- Rolette County2
- Nelson County2
- Wells County2
- Foster County2
- Pembina County2
- Burke County2
- McLean County2
- Golden Valley County2
- Pierce County2
- Walsh County1
- Bowman County1
- Slope County1
- Griggs County1
- Hettinger County1
- Sheridan County1
- Stark County1
- Dunn County1
- Morton County1
- Oliver County1
2 more counties
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.