North Dakota, 1987

Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 16, 1987

June 16, 1987 · NWS BIS · 18 events in 15 counties and zones

12 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 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
$300,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
18

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 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Griggs

When
June 16, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Griggs County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.450, -98.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Steele

When
June 16, 5:37 PM CST
Where
Steele County
Measured
66 kt (76 mph)
Coordinates
47.650, -97.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When
June 16, 6:13 PM CST
Where
Stark County
Measured
62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates
46.800, -102.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn

When
June 16, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Dunn County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
47.230, -102.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When
June 16, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Stark County
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates
46.900, -102.420

Hail, McKenzie

When
June 16, 7:35 PM CST
Where
McKenzie County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.770, -103.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When
June 16, 7:53 PM CST
Where
Mercer County
Measured
68 kt (78 mph)
Coordinates
47.270, -101.780

Tornado, McLean

When
June 16, 8:12 PM CST
Where
McLean County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
47.750, -101.830

Thunderstorm Wind, McLean

When
June 16, 8:12 PM CST
Where
McLean County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
47.650, -101.420

Hail, Grant

When
June 16, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.420, -101.570

Tornado, Ward

When
June 16, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Ward County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
47.920, -101.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Mountrail

When
June 16, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Mountrail County
Coordinates
48.200, -102.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Ward

When
June 16, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Ward County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
48.230, -101.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Renville

When
June 16, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Renville County
Coordinates
48.750, -101.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Emmons

When
June 16, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Emmons County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
46.520, -100.080

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When
June 16, 10:15 PM CST
Where
McIntosh County
Coordinates
46.250, -99.480

Tornado, Ransom

When
June 16, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Ransom County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
46.430, -97.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When
June 16, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Coordinates
46.720, -97.070

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

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: 10085728, 10085729, 10085730, 10085731, 10085732, 10085733, 10085734, 10085735, 10085736, 10084592, 10084593, 10084594, 10085382, 10085383, 10085384, 10085385, 10085386, 10085387.