Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 17, 1983

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 17, 1983
Start: 1983-07-17T18:25
End: 1983-07-17T22:50
Location: North Dakota

July 17, 1983 · NWS AT · 31 events in 9 counties and zones

16 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $120
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 31

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

16 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Dunn

When: July 17, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Dunn County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.170, -102.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn

When: July 17, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Dunn County
Coordinates: 47.170, -102.670

Hail, Golden Valley

When: July 17, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Golden Valley County
Measured: 4 in hail
Coordinates: 46.730, -103.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Golden Valley

When: July 17, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Golden Valley County
Coordinates: 46.730, -103.980

Tornado, Slope

When: July 17, 7:29 PM CST
Where: Slope County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 46.530, -103.950

Hail, Slope

When: July 17, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Slope County
Measured: 4 in hail
Coordinates: 46.480, -103.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Slope

When: July 17, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Slope County
Coordinates: 46.480, -103.530

Hail, Mercer

When: July 17, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Mercer County
Measured: 4 in hail
Coordinates: 47.000, -102.170

Hail, Slope

When: July 17, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Slope County
Measured: 4 in hail
Coordinates: 46.480, -103.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When: July 17, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Mercer County
Coordinates: 47.000, -102.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Slope

When: July 17, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Slope County
Coordinates: 46.480, -103.320

Hail, McLean

When: July 17, 8:00 PM CST
Where: McLean County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 47.170, -100.800

Hail, Burleigh

When: July 17, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Burleigh County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 47.170, -100.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When: July 17, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Mercer County
Coordinates: 47.000, -102.170

Hail, Mercer

When: July 17, 8:18 PM CST
Where: Mercer County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.000, -101.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When: July 17, 8:18 PM CST
Where: Mercer County
Coordinates: 47.000, -101.830

Tornado, Slope

When: July 17, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Slope County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 46.430, -103.400

Hail, Morton

When: July 17, 8:32 PM CST
Where: Morton County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 46.850, -101.420

Hail, Morton

When: July 17, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Morton County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.850, -101.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When: July 17, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Morton County
Coordinates: 46.850, -101.420

Tornado, Burleigh

When: July 17, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Burleigh County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 47.100, -100.800

Tornado, Grant

When: July 17, 8:58 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 46.450, -101.400

Hail, Burleigh

When: July 17, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Burleigh County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 47.050, -100.170

Hail, Morton

When: July 17, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Morton County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.730, -101.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When: July 17, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Morton County
Coordinates: 46.730, -101.500

Hail, Golden Valley

When: July 17, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Golden Valley County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.730, -103.980

Hail, McLean

When: July 17, 9:35 PM CST
Where: McLean County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.650, -101.420

Hail, Morton

When: July 17, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Morton County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.450, -101.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When: July 17, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Morton County
Coordinates: 46.450, -101.230

Hail, Emmons

When: July 17, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Emmons County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.480, -100.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Emmons

When: July 17, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Emmons County
Coordinates: 46.480, -100.280

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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Dakota in 1983 Every state in 1983 This day in weather history The tornado archive for North Dakota, 1983

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: 10084141, 10084142, 10084143, 10084144, 10084145, 10084146, 10084147, 10084148, 10084149, 10084150, 10084151, 10084152, 10084153, 10084154, 10084155, 10084156, 10084157, 10084158, 10084159, 10084160, 10084161, 10085022, 10085023, 10085024, 10085239, 10085240, 10085241, 10085242, 10085243, 10085244, 10085245.