North Dakota, 1975

Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, August 22, 1975

August 22, 1975 · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

2 tornado, 2 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
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

2 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Adams

When
August 22, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
27 yd
Coordinates
46.200, -102.950

Hail, Divide

When
August 22, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Divide County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.920, -103.280

Tornado, Hettinger

When
August 22, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Hettinger County
Rating
F1
Path length
22.1 mi
Path width
27 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
46.270, -102.520

Hail, Morton

When
August 22, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Morton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.730, -101.230

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: 10086936, 10086937, 10086938, 10086939.