North Dakota, 1980

Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 5, 1980

July 5, 1980 · NWS RY · 12 events in 6 counties and zones

7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Stark

When
July 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Stark County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
46.880, -102.320

Hail, Morton

When
July 5, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Morton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.020, -101.570

Hail, Morton

When
July 5, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Morton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.820, -101.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When
July 5, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Morton County
Coordinates
46.850, -101.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When
July 5, 5:37 PM CST
Where
Morton County
Coordinates
46.630, -101.630

Hail, McKenzie

When
July 5, 5:40 PM CST
Where
McKenzie County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
47.800, -103.280

Hail, McLean

When
July 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where
McLean County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
47.750, -101.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Mountrail

When
July 5, 7:47 PM CST
Where
Mountrail County
Coordinates
48.320, -102.380

Hail, Mountrail

When
July 5, 7:48 PM CST
Where
Mountrail County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
48.320, -102.380

Tornado, Mountrail

When
July 5, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Mountrail County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
48.320, -102.530

Hail, Ward

When
July 5, 8:58 PM CST
Where
Ward County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.230, -100.280

Tornado, Ward

When
July 5, 9:16 PM CST
Where
Ward County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
48.170, -100.270

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.
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.

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

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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: 10084566, 10084567, 10084568, 10084569, 10084570, 10084571, 10084572, 10084573, 10084574, 10084575, 10084576, 10084577.