Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 29, 1979

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 29, 1979
Start: 1979-07-29T14:30
End: 1979-07-29T21:55
Location: North Dakota

July 29, 1979 · NWS ATA · 10 events in 7 counties and zones

4 tornado, 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $250
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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

4 tornado, 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Grant

When: July 29, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.120, -100.980

Hail, Grant

When: July 29, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.400, -101.830

Tornado, Dunn

When: July 29, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Dunn County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 47.300, -102.570

Hail, Pembina

When: July 29, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Pembina County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 48.630, -97.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: July 29, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 48.630, -97.850

Tornado, Morton

When: July 29, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Morton County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 46.530, -101.270

Tornado, Williams

When: July 29, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Williams County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 48.400, -103.700

Tornado, Williams

When: July 29, 5:24 PM CST
Where: Williams County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 48.330, -103.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Barnes

When: July 29, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Barnes County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 46.920, -98.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: July 29, 9:55 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 46.930, -97.500

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Dakota in 1979 Every state in 1979 This day in weather history The tornado archive for North Dakota, 1979

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: 10086181, 10086182, 10086183, 10086184, 10086185, 10086186, 10086187, 10086188, 10086189, 10086190.