Hail, Sargent
- When
- August 2, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sargent County, Brampton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.000, -97.780
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 2, 1997
18 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- 1
- Property damage
- $5.0 million
- Crop damage
- $2.6 million
- Events
- 28
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 Aberdeen radar (KABR), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:01 UTC.
Event by event
18 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Sargent
- When
- August 2, 4:42 PM CST
- Where
- Sargent County, 5 mi N of Cogswell
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.170, -97.780
Hail, Richland
- When
- August 2, 5:34 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, Barney
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.270, -97.000
Hail, Richland
- When
- August 2, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, 3 mi E of Mooreton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.270, -96.800
Hail, Barnes
- When
- August 2, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, 2 mi S of Fingal
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.730, -97.850
Hail, Barnes
- When
- August 2, 6:19 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, 1 mi N of Litchville
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.650, -98.180
Hail, Barnes
- When
- August 2, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, 4 mi E of Kathryn
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.730, -97.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Cavalier
- When
- August 2, 6:53 PM CST
- Where
- Cavalier County, Munich
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 48.670, -98.820
Wind speed was estimated.
Hail, Barnes
- When
- August 2, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, Dazey
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.180, -98.200
Hail, Cass
- When
- August 2, 7:11 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, 3 mi SE of Mapleton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.850, -97.000
Hail, Cass
- When
- August 2, 7:13 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, 3 mi SE of Mapleton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.850, -97.000
Hail, Barnes
- When
- August 2, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, Dazey
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.180, -98.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Cavalier
- When
- August 2, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Cavalier County, Munich
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 48.670, -98.820
Trees and power lines were blown down, cutting power in Munich for 5 hours. A large door was torn off the Munich elevator, which damaged 3 grain bins.
Hail, Cass
- When
- August 2, 7:22 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, 10 mi W of Fargo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.870, -97.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Walsh
- When
- August 2, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, Fairdale
- Measured
- 78 kt (90 mph)
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 48.480, -98.230
Hail, Walsh
- When
- August 2, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, Fairdale
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $75,000
- Coordinates
- 48.480, -98.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Walsh
- When
- August 2, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, 7 mi SW of Adams
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 48.350, -98.170
A strong wind broke several windows and blew down several 130 foot tall trees. The strong wind pushed large round hay bales 400 feet across a field.
Hail, Walsh
- When
- August 2, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, 7 mi SW of Adams
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Crop damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 48.350, -98.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Nelson
- When
- August 2, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Nelson County, Dahlen
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 48.150, -97.930
Strong wind blew several trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks
- When
- August 2, 8:37 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, Mc Canna
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 47.970, -97.570
The wind blew several cars off the road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks
- When
- August 2, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, 2 mi N of Arvilla
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.950, -97.500
Wind speed was estimated.
Hail, Griggs
- When
- August 2, 9:03 PM CST
- Where
- Griggs County, Cooperstown
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.450, -98.120
Hail, Griggs
- When
- August 2, 9:04 PM CST
- Where
- Griggs County, Cooperstown
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $5.0 million
- Crop damage
- $2.0 million
- Coordinates
- 47.450, -98.120
The hail began near Jessie, cut a 3 by 12 mile long swath of damage, and ended 3 miles south of Cooperstown. The hail lasted for 15 minutes in Cooperstown, breaking windows, and damaging homes and businesses. One car dealership sustained $400,000 worth of damages. 20,000 acres of crops were destroyed, the equivalent of 20 farms. A 15 year-old girl, driving in the storm, suffered minor cuts due to flying glass. One hailstone recovered near Cooperstown measured 4 by 7 inches.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks
- When
- August 2, 9:04 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, (Rdr)grand Forks Afb
- Measured
- 76 kt (87 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.950, -97.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks
- When
- August 2, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, 6 mi S of Grand Forks
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.830, -97.050
Wind speed was estimated.
Hail, Traill
- When
- August 2, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Traill County, 4 mi S of Portland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.450, -97.370
Hail, Steele
- When
- August 2, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Steele County, 14 mi SW of Finley
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.370, -98.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks
- When
- August 2, 9:41 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, Thompson
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 47.780, -97.100
Power lines were blown down in the strong wind.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, August 2 to 31, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Montana, August 2 to 27, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 2, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, August 2, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Dakota, August 2, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 2, 1997
- Hail in Colorado, August 2, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, August 2 to 3, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 2, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Idaho, August 2, 1997
- Cold in Alabama, August 2, 1997
- Cold in Alabama, August 2, 1997
More
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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: 5616033, 5616034, 5616035, 5616036, 5616044, 5616037, 5616038, 5616039, 5616046, 5616047, 5616040, 5616041, 5616043, 5616042, 5616056, 5616057, 5616045, 5616058, 5616048, 5616049, 5616050, 5616051, 5616052, 5616053, 5616054, 5616031, 5616032, 5616055.