North Dakota, 1974

Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, August 19, 1974

August 19, 1974 · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

6 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
5
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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

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

Hail, Burleigh

When
August 19, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Burleigh County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.850, -100.130

Tornado, Emmons

When
August 19, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Emmons County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
46.500, -100.080

Tornado, Logan

When
August 19, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
46.580, -99.770

Tornado, Logan

When
August 19, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Rating
F3
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
46.280, -99.350

Tornado, Ward

When
August 19, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Ward County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
46.300, -98.930

Tornado, Logan

When
August 19, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
46.370, -99.100

Tornado, La Moure

When
August 19, 7:10 PM CST
Where
La Moure County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
46.370, -98.730

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.

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: 10085794, 10085795, 10085796, 10085797, 10085798, 10085799, 10085800.