Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 15, 1978

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 15, 1978
Start: 1978-06-15T00:25
End: 1978-06-15T23:45
Location: North Dakota

June 15, 1978 · NWS T · 24 events in 16 counties and zones

11 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 24

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

11 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Hettinger

When: June 15, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Hettinger County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 46.530, -102.850

Tornado, Stark

When: June 15, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Stark County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 46.680, -102.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When: June 15, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Morton County
Coordinates: 46.620, -100.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Burleigh

When: June 15, 1:48 AM CST
Where: Burleigh County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 47.030, -100.770

Hail, Ward

When: June 15, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Ward County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.850, -101.500

Tornado, McLean

When: June 15, 4:15 PM CST
Where: McLean County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 47.670, -101.830

Tornado, Logan

When: June 15, 6:16 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 46.500, -99.730

Hail, Adams

When: June 15, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Adams County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.120, -102.950

Hail, Stutsman

When: June 15, 6:42 PM CST
Where: Stutsman County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.650, -99.350

Hail, Grant

When: June 15, 7:46 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.400, -101.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: June 15, 7:46 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 46.400, -101.850

Hail, Stutsman

When: June 15, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Stutsman County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.700, -98.580

Tornado, Burleigh

When: June 15, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Burleigh County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 47.100, -100.800

Hail, Logan

When: June 15, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.500, -99.700

Hail, Cass

When: June 15, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.980, -96.870

Hail, La Moure

When: June 15, 8:25 PM CST
Where: La Moure County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.350, -98.300

Hail, Cass

When: June 15, 8:38 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.070, -97.070

Hail, Emmons

When: June 15, 9:28 PM CST
Where: Emmons County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.130, -100.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Emmons

When: June 15, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Emmons County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 46.270, -100.230

Hail, McIntosh

When: June 15, 10:30 PM CST
Where: McIntosh County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 46.030, -99.370

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When: June 15, 10:30 PM CST
Where: McIntosh County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 46.030, -99.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Sargent

When: June 15, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Sargent County
Coordinates: 46.120, -97.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Emmons

When: June 15, 11:35 PM CST
Where: Emmons County
Coordinates: 46.130, -100.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: June 15, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Richland County
Coordinates: 46.080, -97.150

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 10082811, 10082812, 10082813, 10082814, 10082815, 10082816, 10082817, 10082818, 10082819, 10082820, 10082821, 10082822, 10082823, 10082824, 10082825, 10082826, 10082827, 10082828, 10082829, 10082830, 10082831, 10082832, 10082833, 10082834.