Hail in North Dakota, May 21, 1994

Name: Hail in North Dakota, May 21, 1994
Start: 1994-05-21T14:07
End: 1994-05-21T17:45
Location: North Dakota

May 21, 1994 · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

5 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, McLean

When: May 21, 2:07 PM CST
Where: McLean County, Mercer
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 47.607, -101.322 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Logan

When: May 21, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Logan County, Napolean
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 46.457, -99.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ward

When: May 21, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Ward County, Burlington
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 48.222, -101.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ward

When: May 21, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Ward County, Near Minot Air to Lansford
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 48.222, -101.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McHenry

When: May 21, 5:45 PM CST
Where: McHenry County, Sawyer
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 48.235, -100.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado did damage to grain bins and to the roofs of buildings. The path length and width of the tornado were estimated.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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 Warnings in North Dakota, May 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: 10338087, 10337926, 10337110, 10337111, 10338018.