North Dakota, 1990

Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 26, 1990

June 26, 1990 · NWS ISN · 16 events in 7 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 3 hail, 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
1
Injuries
1
Property damage
$275,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Williams

When
June 26, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Williams County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.620, -103.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Williams

When
June 26, 7:54 PM CST
Where
Williams County
Measured
57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates
48.150, -103.620

Hail, McKenzie

When
June 26, 8:15 PM CST
Where
McKenzie County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.800, -103.280

Thunderstorm Wind, McKenzie

When
June 26, 8:25 PM CST
Where
McKenzie County
Coordinates
48.070, -102.880

Tornado, Mountrail

When
June 26, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Mountrail County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
48.300, -102.770

Tornado, Mountrail

When
June 26, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Mountrail County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
73 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
48.200, -102.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Williams

When
June 26, 8:59 PM CST
Where
Williams County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
48.150, -103.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Williams

When
June 26, 9:16 PM CST
Where
Williams County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
48.150, -102.970

Hail, Dunn

When
June 26, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Dunn County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
47.530, -102.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Williams

When
June 26, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Williams County
Coordinates
48.400, -102.930

Tornado, Dunn

When
June 26, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Dunn County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
47.350, -102.570

Tornado, Mountrail

When
June 26, 9:55 PM CST
Where
Mountrail County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
7 yd
Coordinates
48.320, -102.470

Thunderstorm Wind, McLean

When
June 26, 10:08 PM CST
Where
McLean County
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates
47.750, -101.830

Tornado, Dunn

When
June 26, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Dunn County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
47.350, -102.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When
June 26, 10:50 PM CST
Where
Mercer County
Coordinates
47.300, -101.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When
June 26, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Morton County
Coordinates
46.850, -101.520

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Thunderstorm Wind, Williams1990-06-26Direct

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: 10086374, 10086375, 10086376, 10086377, 10086378, 10086379, 10086380, 10086381, 10086382, 10086383, 10086384, 10086385, 10083020, 10083021, 10083022, 10083236.