Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, July 5, 1982

Name: Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, July 5, 1982
Start: 1982-07-05T00:28
End: 1982-07-05T16:25
Location: North Dakota

July 5, 1982 · NWS ATA · 29 events in 12 counties and zones

15 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

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

15 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pembina

When: July 5, 12:28 AM CST
Where: Pembina County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 48.620, -97.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowman

When: July 5, 1:11 AM CST
Where: Bowman County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 46.180, -103.400

Tornado, La Moure

When: July 5, 1:15 AM CST
Where: La Moure County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 13 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 46.370, -98.700

Hail, Bowman

When: July 5, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Bowman County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.150, -103.130

Hail, Benson

When: July 5, 1:40 AM CST
Where: Benson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.970, -98.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn

When: July 5, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Dunn County
Coordinates: 47.350, -102.330

Hail, Stark

When: July 5, 1:47 AM CST
Where: Stark County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.880, -102.780

Hail, Stark

When: July 5, 2:20 AM CST
Where: Stark County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.870, -102.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When: July 5, 2:20 AM CST
Where: Morton County
Coordinates: 46.900, -102.030

Hail, Stark

When: July 5, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Stark County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 46.900, -102.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When: July 5, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Stark County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 46.900, -102.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When: July 5, 2:42 AM CST
Where: Morton County
Coordinates: 46.820, -101.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Burleigh

When: July 5, 2:44 AM CST
Where: Burleigh County
Measured: 64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates: 46.780, -100.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Wells

When: July 5, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Wells County
Coordinates: 47.770, -99.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Burleigh

When: July 5, 3:26 AM CST
Where: Burleigh County
Measured: 64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates: 46.780, -100.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When: July 5, 3:30 AM CST
Where: Morton County
Coordinates: 46.830, -100.900

Hail, McLean

When: July 5, 3:45 AM CST
Where: McLean County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 47.520, -100.900

Hail, McLean

When: July 5, 3:45 AM CST
Where: McLean County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.170, -100.800

Thunderstorm Wind, McLean

When: July 5, 3:45 AM CST
Where: McLean County
Coordinates: 47.520, -100.900

Thunderstorm Wind, McLean

When: July 5, 3:45 AM CST
Where: McLean County
Coordinates: 47.170, -100.800

Hail, Burleigh

When: July 5, 3:55 AM CST
Where: Burleigh County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.150, -100.530

Hail, Sheridan

When: July 5, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Sheridan County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 47.480, -100.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Sheridan

When: July 5, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Sheridan County
Coordinates: 47.480, -100.450

Hail, McLean

When: July 5, 4:05 AM CST
Where: McLean County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.370, -100.800

Thunderstorm Wind, McLean

When: July 5, 4:05 AM CST
Where: McLean County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 47.370, -100.800

Hail, Sheridan

When: July 5, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Sheridan County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 47.470, -100.120

Hail, Wells

When: July 5, 4:25 AM CST
Where: Wells County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 49.120, -99.900

Hail, Richland

When: July 5, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Richland County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.300, -96.730

Hail, Richland

When: July 5, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Richland County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 46.450, -96.720

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.

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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: 10084936, 10084937, 10084938, 10084939, 10084940, 10084941, 10084942, 10084943, 10084944, 10084945, 10084946, 10084947, 10084948, 10084949, 10084950, 10085810, 10085811, 10085812, 10086030, 10086031, 10086032, 10086033, 10086034, 10086035, 10086036, 10086037, 10086038, 10086039, 10086040.