Hail, Morton
- When
- August 2, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Morton County, Flasher
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.716, -101.281 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds of 55 to 60 mph were also reported.
Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, August 2, 1995
9 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Morton
- When
- August 2, 4:28 PM CST
- Where
- Morton County, Flasher
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.716, -101.281 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Burleigh
- When
- August 2, 5:13 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, Bismarck
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.977, -100.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Oliver
- When
- August 2, 5:19 PM CST
- Where
- Oliver County, Center
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.115, -101.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado, Morton
- When
- August 2, 5:23 PM CST
- Where
- Morton County, Bismarck
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 46.730, -100.680
Hail, Morton
- When
- August 2, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Morton County, Mandan
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.716, -101.281 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Morton
- When
- August 2, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Morton County, Mandan
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.716, -101.281 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Burleigh
- When
- August 2, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, Sterling
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.977, -100.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Morton
- When
- August 2, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Morton County, Mandan
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.716, -101.281 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Burleigh
- When
- August 2, 6:08 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, Bismarck
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.977, -100.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Walsh
- When
- August 2, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, Park River
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.370, -97.721 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks
- When
- August 2, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, Larimore
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.922, -97.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks
- When
- August 2, 9:01 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, Grand Forks Airport
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.922, -97.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm moved across Grand Forks County producing strong winds that downed trees and power lines. One thousand six hundred homes in Grand Forks lost power.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks
- When
- August 2, 9:08 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, Grand Forks to Air Force Base
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.922, -97.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm moved across Grand Forks County producing strong winds that downed trees and power lines. One thousand six hundred homes in Grand Forks lost power.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks
- When
- August 2, 9:12 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, Grand Forks
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.922, -97.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm moved across Grand Forks County producing strong winds that downed trees and power lines. One thousand six hundred homes in Grand Forks lost power.
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
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, August 2, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 2, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 2, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Connecticut, August 2, 1995
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, August 2, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 2, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 2, 1995
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, August 2, 1995
- Damaging Wind in Nevada, August 2, 1995
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, August 2, 1995
More
Every storm in North Dakota in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for North Dakota, 1995Warnings in North Dakota, August 1995
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: 10337071, 10337072, 10337621, 10337782, 10337073, 10337074, 10337075, 10337622, 10337076, 10337623, 10337108, 10337817, 10337818, 10337819, 10337820.