Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, August 6, 1994

Name: Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, August 6, 1994
Start: 1994-08-06T07:00
End: 1994-08-06T23:45
Location: North Dakota

August 6, 1994 · 24 events in 11 counties and zones

18 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 23 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $83,000
Crop damage: $55,000
Events: 24

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

18 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Steele

When: August 6, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Steele County, Luverne
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.456, -97.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Towner

When: August 6, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Towner County, E of Cando
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 48.686, -99.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Towner

When: August 6, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Towner County, Of Egeland
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 48.686, -99.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ramsey

When: August 6, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Ramsey County, W of Starkweather
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 48.269, -98.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ramsey

When: August 6, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Ramsey County, Garske
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 48.269, -98.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Benson

When: August 6, 9:27 PM CST to 9:35 PM CST
Where: Benson County, Minnewaukan
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 48.069, -99.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Foster

When: August 6, 9:33 PM CST
Where: Foster County, Glenfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.457, -98.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Griggs

When: August 6, 9:34 PM CST
Where: Griggs County, Near Sutton
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 47.457, -98.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Nelson

When: August 6, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Nelson County, Tolna
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.922, -98.192 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Nelson

When: August 6, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Nelson County, Tolna
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $30,000
Coordinates: 47.922, -98.192 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong winds blew two mobile homes into each other and also damaged 100 to 150 trees.

Hail, Griggs

When: August 6, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Griggs County, Binford
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.457, -98.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Benson

When: August 6, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Benson County, Ft. Totten
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Coordinates: 48.069, -99.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Benson

When: August 6, 10:03 PM CST
Where: Benson County, Devils Lake
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 48.069, -99.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Nelson

When: August 6, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Nelson County, Tolna
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 47.922, -98.192 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Traill

When: August 6, 10:35 PM CST
Where: Traill County, Portland
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 47.454, -97.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Foster

When: August 6, 10:50 PM CST to 11:05 PM CST
Where: Foster County, E of McHenry
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 47.457, -98.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks

When: August 6, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Grand Forks County, Northwood
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 47.922, -97.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Foster

When: August 6, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Foster County, Glenfield
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.457, -98.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Burke

When: August 6, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Burke County, Portal
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 48.791, -102.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Traill

When: August 6, 11:10 PM CST
Where: Traill County, Mayville
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 47.454, -97.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A radio station had it's roof partially blown off. Rain then damaged equipment inside.

Hail, Steele

When: August 6, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Steele County, Hope
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.456, -97.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Griggs

When: August 6, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Griggs County, Cooperstown
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.457, -98.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Burke

When: August 6, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Burke County, Portal
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 48.791, -102.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, McIntosh

When: August 6, 11:45 PM CST
Where: McIntosh County, S of Wishek
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 46.250, -99.550

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

Every storm in North Dakota in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for North Dakota, 1994 Warnings in North Dakota, August 1994

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: 10337081, 10337099, 10337100, 10337841, 10337842, 10337983, 10337757, 10337902, 10337771, 10337772, 10337903, 10337984, 10337985, 10337773, 10337102, 10337758, 10337809, 10337759, 10337999, 10337103, 10337082, 10337904, 10338000, 10338066.