North Dakota, 1985

Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, May 10, 1985

May 10, 1985 · 17 events in 10 counties and zones

12 hail, 5 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
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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

12 hail, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Burleigh

When
May 10, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Burleigh County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
46.930, -100.450

Tornado, Burleigh

When
May 10, 2:12 PM CST
Where
Burleigh County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
46.070, -100.380

Tornado, Burleigh

When
May 10, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Burleigh County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
300 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
47.150, -100.420

Tornado, Kidder

When
May 10, 2:16 PM CST
Where
Kidder County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
47.150, -100.180

Hail, Walsh

When
May 10, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Walsh County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.420, -97.530

Hail, Burleigh

When
May 10, 2:53 PM CST
Where
Burleigh County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.300, -100.280

Hail, Ward

When
May 10, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Ward County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.430, -101.370

Tornado, Stutsman

When
May 10, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Stutsman County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
46.900, -98.970

Hail, Ransom

When
May 10, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Ransom County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
46.600, -97.680

Hail, Pembina

When
May 10, 3:22 PM CST
Where
Pembina County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.570, -97.170

Hail, Ward

When
May 10, 3:27 PM CST
Where
Ward County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.430, -101.370

Hail, Cass

When
May 10, 3:54 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.880, -97.050

Hail, Barnes

When
May 10, 4:39 PM CST
Where
Barnes County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.200, -98.100

Hail, Cass

When
May 10, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
46.650, -97.250

Hail, Griggs

When
May 10, 6:12 PM CST
Where
Griggs County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.450, -98.120

Hail, Barnes

When
May 10, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Barnes County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
46.650, -98.180

Hail, Barnes

When
May 10, 10:37 PM CST
Where
Barnes County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
46.750, -98.000

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 10083069, 10083070, 10083071, 10083072, 10083073, 10083074, 10083075, 10083076, 10083077, 10083078, 10083079, 10083080, 10083081, 10083082, 10083083, 10083084, 10083085.