North Dakota, 1986

Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, June 27, 1986

June 27, 1986 · NWS BIS · 11 events in 5 counties and zones

9 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Williams

When
June 27, 4:42 PM CST
Where
Williams County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.200, -103.620

Hail, Williams

When
June 27, 5:03 PM CST
Where
Williams County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.280, -103.350

Hail, McKenzie

When
June 27, 5:15 PM CST
Where
McKenzie County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.820, -103.550

Hail, McKenzie

When
June 27, 5:15 PM CST
Where
McKenzie County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.570, -103.430

Hail, Morton

When
June 27, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Morton County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
46.920, -102.050

Tornado, Dunn

When
June 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Dunn County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
47.370, -102.770

Hail, Morton

When
June 27, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Morton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.820, -101.830

Hail, Morton

When
June 27, 8:28 PM CST
Where
Morton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.450, -101.230

Hail, Sioux

When
June 27, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Sioux County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.030, -100.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When
June 27, 9:03 PM CST
Where
Morton County
Measured
64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates
46.380, -100.930

Hail, Sioux

When
June 27, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Sioux County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.270, -100.600

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10083127, 10083128, 10083129, 10083130, 10083131, 10083132, 10083133, 10083134, 10083135, 10083136, 10083137.