North Dakota, 1986

Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 3, 1986

July 3, 1986 · NWS BIS · 14 events in 11 counties and zones

9 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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

9 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rolette

When
July 3, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Rolette County
Coordinates
48.900, -99.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Towner

When
July 3, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Towner County
Coordinates
48.980, -99.230

Hail, Cavalier

When
July 3, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Cavalier County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.770, -98.480

Hail, Benson

When
July 3, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Benson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.280, -99.250

Hail, Ramsey

When
July 3, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Ramsey County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.550, -98.730

Hail, Benson

When
July 3, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Benson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
48.100, -99.000

Hail, Ramsey

When
July 3, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Ramsey County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.130, -98.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Walsh

When
July 3, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Walsh County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
48.380, -97.770

Hail, Foster

When
July 3, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Foster County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.580, -98.600

Hail, Stutsman

When
July 3, 8:28 PM CST
Where
Stutsman County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
46.900, -98.700

Hail, Barnes

When
July 3, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Barnes County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.070, -98.200

Hail, Stutsman

When
July 3, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Stutsman County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.730, -98.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Ransom

When
July 3, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Ransom County
Coordinates
46.400, -97.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When
July 3, 10:50 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Coordinates
46.670, -96.800

What these are

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in North Dakota in 1986Every state in 1986This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, July 1986

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: 10083143, 10083144, 10083145, 10083146, 10083147, 10083148, 10083149, 10083150, 10083151, 10083152, 10083153, 10083154, 10083155, 10083156.