North Dakota, 1986

Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 27, 1986

July 27, 1986 · NWS BIS · 8 events in 5 counties and zones

4 hail, 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.

  • 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Burke

When
July 27, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Burke County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
48.800, -102.550

Tornado, Wells

When
July 27, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Wells County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
47.770, -99.900

Hail, Golden Valley

When
July 27, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Golden Valley County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.920, -104.000

Hail, Bottineau

When
July 27, 9:58 PM CST
Where
Bottineau County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.900, -101.050

Hail, Bottineau

When
July 27, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Bottineau County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.920, -101.020

Tornado, Ward

When
July 27, 11:05 PM CST
Where
Ward County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
48.320, -101.400

Tornado, Ward

When
July 27, 11:25 PM CST
Where
Ward County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
48.320, -101.330

Tornado, Ward

When
July 27, 11:39 PM CST
Where
Ward County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
48.230, -101.280

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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More

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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: 10085689, 10085690, 10085691, 10085692, 10085693, 10085694, 10085695, 10085696.