Tornado, Nelson
- When
- July 5, 12:20 AM CST
- Where
- Nelson County
- Rating
- F0
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 47.830, -98.430
Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 5, 1978
13 thunderstorm wind, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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
13 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stutsman
- When
- July 5, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Stutsman County
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.930, -98.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Cavalier
- When
- July 5, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Cavalier County
- Coordinates
- 48.750, -98.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Pembina
- When
- July 5, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Pembina County
- Coordinates
- 48.800, -97.620
Hail, McIntosh
- When
- July 5, 12:40 AM CST
- Where
- McIntosh County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.030, -99.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Pembina
- When
- July 5, 12:50 AM CST
- Where
- Pembina County
- Coordinates
- 48.920, -97.900
Tornado, La Moure
- When
- July 5, 12:55 AM CST
- Where
- La Moure County
- Rating
- F0
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 46.530, -98.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Barnes
- When
- July 5, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Barnes County
- Coordinates
- 46.920, -98.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks
- When
- July 5, 1:10 AM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.920, -97.050
Hail, Cass
- When
- July 5, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Cass County
- Measured
- 4 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.920, -96.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Ransom
- When
- July 5, 1:18 AM CST
- Where
- Ransom County
- Coordinates
- 46.620, -97.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Billings
- When
- July 5, 1:25 AM CST
- Where
- Billings County
- Coordinates
- 46.900, -97.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- July 5, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Cass County
- Coordinates
- 46.770, -97.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- July 5, 1:47 AM CST
- Where
- Cass County
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.920, -96.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- July 5, 5:50 AM CST
- Where
- Cass County
- Coordinates
- 46.880, -97.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- July 5, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cass County
- Coordinates
- 46.980, -96.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- July 5, 6:45 AM CST
- Where
- Cass County
- Coordinates
- 46.780, -97.350
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.
- 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.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 5, 1978
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 5, 1978
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 5, 1978
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 5, 1978
- Tornado in Florida, July 5, 1978
- Tornado in New Mexico, July 5, 1978
More
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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: 10082874, 10082875, 10082876, 10082877, 10082878, 10083665, 10083666, 10083882, 10083883, 10083884, 10083885, 10083886, 10083887, 10083888, 10083889, 10083890, 10083891.