North Dakota, 1980

Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 29, 1980

August 29, 1980 · NWS T · 14 events in 9 counties and zones

10 hail, 4 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.

  • 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
14

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

10 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Logan

When
August 29, 2:05 AM CST
Where
Logan County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.500, -99.800

Hail, Morton

When
August 29, 2:41 AM CST
Where
Morton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.830, -100.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Burleigh

When
August 29, 2:55 AM CST
Where
Burleigh County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
46.780, -100.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When
August 29, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Morton County
Coordinates
46.420, -100.900

Hail, Stutsman

When
August 29, 3:10 AM CST
Where
Stutsman County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
46.900, -98.700

Hail, Kidder

When
August 29, 3:25 AM CST
Where
Kidder County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
46.870, -99.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Kidder

When
August 29, 3:30 AM CST
Where
Kidder County
Coordinates
46.850, -99.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Kidder

When
August 29, 3:30 AM CST
Where
Kidder County
Coordinates
46.880, -99.300

Hail, Barnes

When
August 29, 4:25 AM CST
Where
Barnes County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
46.920, -98.000

Hail, Steele

When
August 29, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Steele County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
47.320, -97.730

Hail, Cass

When
August 29, 5:10 AM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
47.220, -97.270

Hail, Traill

When
August 29, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Traill County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
47.270, -97.420

Hail, Cass

When
August 29, 6:10 AM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
46.980, -96.870

Hail, Barnes

When
August 29, 9:50 AM CST
Where
Barnes County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
46.770, -97.850

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 10086020, 10086021, 10086022, 10086023, 10086024, 10086025, 10086026, 10086027, 10086887, 10086888, 10086889, 10087103, 10087104, 10087105.