North Dakota, 1983Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 18, 1983
August 18, 1983 · NWS AT · 6 events in 3 counties and zones
6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nelson
- When
- August 18, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nelson County
- Coordinates
- 47.830, -98.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Nelson
- When
- August 18, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nelson County
- Coordinates
- 47.770, -98.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks
- When
- August 18, 6:33 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County
- Coordinates
- 47.900, -97.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks
- When
- August 18, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County
- Coordinates
- 47.920, -97.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks
- When
- August 18, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.950, -97.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Traill
- When
- August 18, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Traill County
- Coordinates
- 47.350, -97.420
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 18, 1983$2.8 million · F2 · 25 events
- Tornado in Idaho, August 18, 1983$30 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 18, 19832 in hail · 9 events
- Hail in Illinois, August 18, 19831 in hail · 1 event
- Tornado in Wyoming, August 18, 1983$30 · F0 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 18, 19831 event
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 18, 19831 event
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 18, 198356 kt wind · 1 event
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: 10085291, 10085292, 10085293, 10085294, 10085295, 10085296.