North Dakota, 1988

Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 12, 1988

July 12, 1988 · NWS BIS · 10 events in 7 counties and zones

7 hail, 2 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

7 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Stutsman

When
July 12, 5:01 PM CST
Where
Stutsman County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.900, -98.700

Hail, Dickey

When
July 12, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Dickey County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.250, -98.520

Hail, La Moure

When
July 12, 5:50 PM CST
Where
La Moure County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.370, -98.600

Hail, Dickey

When
July 12, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Dickey County
Measured
4.5 in hail
Coordinates
46.170, -98.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Ransom

When
July 12, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Ransom County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
46.430, -97.680

Hail, Dickey

When
July 12, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Dickey County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
46.170, -98.420

Hail, Sargent

When
July 12, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Sargent County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
46.230, -97.880

Tornado, Cass

When
July 12, 7:56 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
47.150, -97.070

Hail, Bottineau

When
July 12, 7:57 PM CST
Where
Bottineau County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.600, -101.370

Tornado, Cass

When
July 12, 8:55 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
46.880, -96.880

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.

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The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in North Dakota in 1988Every state in 1988This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for North Dakota, 1988Warnings in North Dakota, July 1988

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: 10082903, 10082904, 10082905, 10082906, 10082907, 10082908, 10082909, 10082910, 10082911, 10082912.