North Dakota, 1980

Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, June 23, 1980

June 23, 1980 · NWS ATA · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

4 hail, 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
5

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, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, McKenzie

When
June 23, 6:00 PM CST
Where
McKenzie County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.070, -102.870

Hail, Burke

When
June 23, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Burke County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
49.000, -102.550

Hail, Mercer

When
June 23, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Mercer County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
47.270, -101.780

Tornado, McHenry

When
June 23, 9:30 PM CST
Where
McHenry County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
47.920, -100.920

Hail, McLean

When
June 23, 9:47 PM CST
Where
McLean County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
47.450, -101.130

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 10084547, 10084548, 10084549, 10084550, 10084551.