North Dakota, 1978

Tornado and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, September 11, 1978

September 11, 1978 · NWS S · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

  • 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
None recorded
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 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks

When
September 11, 4:07 PM CST
Where
Grand Forks County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
47.950, -97.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When
September 11, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Stark County
Coordinates
46.880, -102.320

Tornado, Stark

When
September 11, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Stark County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
133 yd
Coordinates
46.900, -102.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When
September 11, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Coordinates
46.470, -101.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When
September 11, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Morton County
Coordinates
47.020, -100.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Burleigh

When
September 11, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Burleigh County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
46.780, -100.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When
September 11, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
46.880, -97.050

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 10085037, 10085038, 10085039, 10085040, 10085041, 10085042, 10085043.