Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 6, 1971

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 6, 1971
Start: 1971-07-06T16:34
End: 1971-07-06T23:55
Location: North Dakota

July 6, 1971 · 13 events in 9 counties and zones

5 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $278,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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

5 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Williams

When: July 6, 4:34 PM CST
Where: Williams County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 48.500, -103.580

Tornado, Williams

When: July 6, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Williams County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 48.270, -103.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Williams

When: July 6, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Williams County
Coordinates: 48.280, -103.080

Tornado, Mountrail

When: July 6, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Mountrail County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 48.300, -102.520

Hail, Mountrail

When: July 6, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Mountrail County
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Coordinates: 48.280, -102.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Ward

When: July 6, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Ward County
Coordinates: 48.280, -101.580

Hail, Steele

When: July 6, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Steele County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.500, -97.900

Tornado, Eddy

When: July 6, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Eddy County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 47.800, -99.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Ward

When: July 6, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Ward County
Coordinates: 48.280, -101.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Towner

When: July 6, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Towner County
Coordinates: 48.500, -99.180

Tornado, Ramsey

When: July 6, 11:25 PM CST
Where: Ramsey County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.3 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 48.170, -98.450

Tornado, Walsh

When: July 6, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Walsh County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4.1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 48.230, -98.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Nelson

When: July 6, 11:55 PM CST
Where: Nelson County
Coordinates: 48.080, -98.000

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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

Every storm in North Dakota in 1971 Every state in 1971 This day in weather history The tornado archive for North Dakota, 1971

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: 10083460, 10083461, 10083462, 10083463, 10083464, 10083465, 10083466, 10083467, 10083468, 10083469, 10083470, 10083471, 10083472.