North Dakota, 1995

Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, July 9, 1995

July 9, 1995 · 8 events in 5 counties and zones

6 hail, 1 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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 Bismarck radar (KBIS), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:47 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Kidder

When
July 9, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Kidder County, Steele
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.980, -99.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail was breaking out car windows at the junction of Interstat 94 and Highway 3.

Hail, Kidder

When
July 9, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Kidder County, Steele
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
46.980, -99.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Kidder

When
July 9, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Kidder County, Steele
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
46.850, -99.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When
July 9, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Logan County, Napoleon
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
46.457, -99.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous tree branches and power lines knocked down

Hail, Morton

When
July 9, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Morton County, New Salem
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
46.716, -101.281 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Grant

When
July 9, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Grant County, Raleigh
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
46.358, -101.640 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Morton

When
July 9, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Morton County, Huff
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
46.716, -101.281 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Emmons

When
July 9, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Emmons County, Linton
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
46.285, -100.239 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in North Dakota in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for North Dakota, 1995Warnings 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: 10337917, 10337918, 10337919, 10338017, 10337066, 10337826, 10337067, 10337753.