North Dakota, 1965

Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 26, 1965

June 26, 1965 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

4 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
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  • 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
1
Property damage
$275,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Traill

When
June 26, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Traill County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
47.500, -97.000

Tornado, Griggs

When
June 26, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Griggs County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
47.300, -98.100

Tornado, Cass

When
June 26, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
47.930, -97.670

Hail, Stutsman

When
June 26, 7:47 PM CST
Where
Stutsman County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.880, -98.680

Tornado, Barnes

When
June 26, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Barnes County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
47.000, -98.000

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.

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

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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: 10083449, 10083667, 10083668, 10083669, 10083670.