North Dakota, 1980

Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 11, 1980

June 11, 1980 · NWS ATA · 11 events in 9 counties and zones

4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

Hail, McKenzie

When
June 11, 7:55 PM CST
Where
McKenzie County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
47.400, -103.250

Tornado, Dunn

When
June 11, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Dunn County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
47.020, -102.780

Hail, McKenzie

When
June 11, 8:30 PM CST
Where
McKenzie County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.400, -103.250

Hail, Billings

When
June 11, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Billings County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.180, -103.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When
June 11, 9:26 PM CST
Where
Stark County
Measured
91 kt (105 mph)
Coordinates
46.880, -102.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When
June 11, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Morton County
Coordinates
46.900, -102.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When
June 11, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Mercer County
Coordinates
47.280, -101.920

Tornado, Mercer

When
June 11, 9:42 PM CST
Where
Mercer County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
47.250, -101.970

Hail, Oliver

When
June 11, 10:31 PM CST
Where
Oliver County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.120, -101.300

Tornado, Mountrail

When
June 11, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Mountrail County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
47.930, -102.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowman

When
June 11, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Bowman County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
46.180, -103.400

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.

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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: 10084878, 10084879, 10085165, 10085166, 10085167, 10084523, 10084524, 10084525, 10084526, 10084527, 10084528.