Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 16, 1957

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 16, 1957
Start: 1957-07-16T16:34
End: 1957-07-16T22:30
Location: North Dakota

July 16, 1957 · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $28,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Williams

When: July 16, 4:34 PM CST
Where: Williams County
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 48.250, -103.900

Hail, Williams

When: July 16, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Williams County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 48.200, -103.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When: July 16, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Morton County
Coordinates: 46.780, -100.900

Tornado, Burleigh

When: July 16, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Burleigh County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 47.170, -100.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Griggs

When: July 16, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Griggs County
Coordinates: 47.380, -98.080

Tornado, Griggs

When: July 16, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Griggs County
Rating: F3
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 47.250, -98.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Kidder

When: July 16, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Kidder County
Coordinates: 46.780, -99.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Sheridan

When: July 16, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Sheridan County
Coordinates: 47.500, -100.500

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 16, 19571 event

Every storm in North Dakota in 1957 Every state in 1957 This day in weather history The tornado archive for North Dakota, 1957

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10087412, 10087413, 10087414, 10087415, 10087416, 10087417, 10087418, 10087419.