Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 12, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 12, 1995
Start: 1995-07-12T00:00
End: 1995-07-12T21:56
Location: North Dakota

July 12, 1995 · 20 events in 15 counties and zones

18 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 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: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 20

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

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Event by event

18 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Ward

When: July 12, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Ward County, Minot
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 48.020, -101.600

Tornado crossed over Highway 23.

Thunderstorm Wind, McHenry

When: July 12, 12:15 AM CST
Where: McHenry County to Velva
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates: 48.235, -100.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When: July 12, 12:20 AM CST
Where: McIntosh County, Wishek
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 46.112, -99.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When: July 12, 12:30 AM CST
Where: McIntosh County, Ashley
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 46.112, -99.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Stutsman

When: July 12, 12:35 AM CST
Where: Stutsman County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 46.979, -98.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dickey

When: July 12, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Dickey County, Oakes
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 46.110, -98.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Pole barn destroyed.

Tornado, La Moure

When: July 12, 1:00 AM CST
Where: La Moure County, Marion
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 46.457, -98.535 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ransom

When: July 12, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Ransom County, Lisbon
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 46.456, -97.657 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ransom

When: July 12, 1:55 AM CST
Where: Ransom County, McLeod
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 46.456, -97.657 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extensive tree damage and roof blown off building.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: July 12, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Cass County, Casselton
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 46.933, -97.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

12-inch diameter trees and limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: July 12, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Cass County, Fargo
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 46.933, -97.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Construction trailer overturned. Fargodome roof suffered extensive damage. Extensive tree damage in city with limbs and trees 18 to 20 inch in diameter downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowman

When: July 12, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Bowman County, Bowman
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 46.113, -103.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Billings

When: July 12, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Billings County, Fryburg
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 47.023, -103.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When: July 12, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Stark County, Dickinson
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 46.811, -102.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When: July 12, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Stark County, Taylor
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 46.811, -102.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When: July 12, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Stark County, Richardton
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 46.811, -102.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hettinger

When: July 12, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Hettinger County, Mott
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 46.433, -102.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When: July 12, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Mercer County, Beulah
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 47.309, -101.831 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When: July 12, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Morton County, Mandan
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 46.716, -101.281 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Burleigh

When: July 12, 9:56 PM CST
Where: Burleigh County, Bismarck
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 46.977, -100.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.
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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Dakota in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for North Dakota, 1995 Warnings in North Dakota, July 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: 10337120, 10338035, 10338068, 10338069, 10337094, 10337699, 10337925, 10337847, 10337848, 10337645, 10337646, 10337993, 10337988, 10338038, 10338039, 10338040, 10337913, 10337053, 10337070, 10337619.