North Dakota, 1987

Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 20, 1987

July 20, 1987 · NWS BIS · 14 events in 9 counties and zones

12 hail, 2 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
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

12 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bowman

When
July 20, 12:15 AM CST
Where
Bowman County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.180, -103.400

Hail, Bowman

When
July 20, 12:35 AM CST
Where
Bowman County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
46.180, -103.300

Hail, McIntosh

When
July 20, 12:52 AM CST
Where
McIntosh County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
46.030, -99.370

Hail, Hettinger

When
July 20, 1:40 AM CST
Where
Hettinger County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.380, -102.320

Hail, Hettinger

When
July 20, 1:58 AM CST
Where
Hettinger County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.350, -102.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Ransom

When
July 20, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Ransom County
Coordinates
46.400, -97.800

Hail, Slope

When
July 20, 2:05 AM CST
Where
Slope County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.480, -103.320

Hail, Bowman

When
July 20, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Bowman County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.180, -103.400

Hail, Grant

When
July 20, 2:40 AM CST
Where
Grant County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.350, -101.950

Hail, Hettinger

When
July 20, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Hettinger County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
46.380, -102.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Towner

When
July 20, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Towner County
Coordinates
48.630, -99.100

Hail, Adams

When
July 20, 3:30 AM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.970, -102.470

Hail, Richland

When
July 20, 3:30 AM CST
Where
Richland County
Measured
1.76 in hail
Coordinates
46.000, -96.820

Hail, Hettinger

When
July 20, 3:45 AM CST
Where
Hettinger County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.380, -102.320

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.

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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: 10085402, 10085403, 10085404, 10085405, 10085406, 10085407, 10085408, 10085409, 10085410, 10085411, 10085412, 10085413, 10085414, 10085415.