Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, September 14, 1994

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, September 14, 1994
Start: 1994-09-14T16:43
End: 1994-09-14T22:50
Location: North Dakota

September 14, 1994 · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

6 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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

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

Hail, McKenzie

When: September 14, 4:43 PM CST
Where: McKenzie County, Grassy Butte
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.740, -103.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bowman

When: September 14, 6:42 PM CST
Where: Bowman County, Rhame
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.113, -103.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Billings

When: September 14, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Billings County, Fairfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.023, -103.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Williams

When: September 14, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Williams County, Buford
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 48.344, -103.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stark

When: September 14, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Stark County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $8,000
Coordinates: 46.811, -102.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When: September 14, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Stark County, Dickinson
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 46.811, -102.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stark

When: September 14, 8:05 PM CST to 8:17 PM CST
Where: Stark County, Taylor
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.811, -102.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Ward

When: September 14, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Ward County, Carpio
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 15 yd
Coordinates: 48.450, -101.670

Two separate tornadoes touched down briefly and did no damage.

Tornado, Ward

When: September 14, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Ward County, Minot Afb
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 15 yd
Coordinates: 48.470, -101.370

Two separate tornadoes touched down briefly and did no damage.

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, September 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: 10338074, 10337992, 10337986, 10337130, 10337949, 10337950, 10337951, 10337117, 10337118.