North Dakota, 1989

Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, July 11, 1989

July 11, 1989 · NWS BIS · 11 events in 7 counties and zones

8 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
None recorded
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

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

Hail, Williams

When
July 11, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Williams County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
48.380, -103.580

Hail, McKenzie

When
July 11, 6:25 PM CST
Where
McKenzie County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.970, -103.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Ward

When
July 11, 6:26 PM CST
Where
Ward County
Coordinates
48.280, -101.420

Hail, Williams

When
July 11, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Williams County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
48.150, -103.370

Hail, McKenzie

When
July 11, 6:50 PM CST
Where
McKenzie County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
47.980, -102.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Mountrail

When
July 11, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Mountrail County
Coordinates
47.980, -102.480

Hail, McKenzie

When
July 11, 7:16 PM CST
Where
McKenzie County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.930, -103.070

Hail, McKenzie

When
July 11, 8:00 PM CST
Where
McKenzie County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
47.930, -103.200

Tornado, McHenry

When
July 11, 8:05 PM CST
Where
McHenry County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
47.920, -100.420

Hail, Dunn

When
July 11, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Dunn County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
47.370, -102.470

Hail, Grant

When
July 11, 10:48 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
46.420, -101.570

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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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: 10085195, 10085196, 10085197, 10085198, 10085199, 10085200, 10085201, 10085202, 10085203, 10085204, 10085205.