North Dakota, 1988

Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, August 16, 1988

August 16, 1988 · 14 events in 7 counties and zones

9 tornado, 4 hail, 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
$525,000
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 tornado, 4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Bottineau

When
August 16, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Bottineau County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
48.680, -101.300

Hail, Richland

When
August 16, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Richland County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.070, -96.900

Tornado, Bottineau

When
August 16, 7:41 PM CST
Where
Bottineau County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
48.850, -101.450

Tornado, Renville

When
August 16, 7:42 PM CST
Where
Renville County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
48.880, -101.620

Tornado, Bottineau

When
August 16, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Bottineau County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
48.620, -101.400

Tornado, Renville

When
August 16, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Renville County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
48.750, -101.500

Tornado, Renville

When
August 16, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Renville County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
48.870, -101.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Bottineau

When
August 16, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Bottineau County
Coordinates
48.830, -100.430

Tornado, Bottineau

When
August 16, 8:46 PM CST
Where
Bottineau County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
48.620, -100.280

Hail, Bottineau

When
August 16, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Bottineau County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.600, -100.280

Tornado, Rolette

When
August 16, 9:41 PM CST
Where
Rolette County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
48.650, -99.830

Tornado, Towner

When
August 16, 10:13 PM CST
Where
Towner County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
48.480, -99.200

Hail, Ramsey

When
August 16, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Ramsey County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
48.070, -98.520

Hail, Nelson

When
August 16, 11:34 PM CST
Where
Nelson County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
48.030, -98.350

What these are

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.
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.

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

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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: 10083806, 10083807, 10083808, 10083809, 10084023, 10084024, 10084025, 10084026, 10084027, 10084028, 10084029, 10084030, 10084031, 10084032.