Hail, Barnes
- When
- August 31, 11:20 AM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, Wimbledon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.170, -98.450
Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, August 31, 1997
7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $61,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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 Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:17 UTC.
Event by event
7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Barnes
- When
- August 31, 11:54 AM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, 2 mi SE of Dazey
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.170, -98.170
Hail, Griggs
- When
- August 31, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Griggs County, 7 mi SW of Binford
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.500, -98.450
Windows were broken due to the large hail.
Hail, Barnes
- When
- August 31, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, 6 mi W of Litchville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.650, -98.320
Lightning, Barnes
- When
- August 31, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, 10 mi N of Litchville
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Coordinates
- 46.936, -98.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck the roof of a house, quickly igniting the second story of the house. The upstairs level was destroyed, with the rest of the house sustaining smoke and water damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Barnes
- When
- August 31, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, Dazey
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 47.180, -98.200
Several trees were blown down in Dazey.
Hail, Barnes
- When
- August 31, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, 2 mi NW of Litchville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.670, -98.220
Tornado, Barnes
- When
- August 31, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, 4 mi N of Litchville
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Coordinates
- 46.700, -98.180
Hail, Barnes
- When
- August 31, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, Kathryn
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.730, -97.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Barnes
- When
- August 31, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, Leal
- Property damage
- $200
- Coordinates
- 47.100, -98.320
Large branches were blown down in Leal.
Hail, Cass
- When
- August 31, 10:31 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, 5 mi NE of Chaffee
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.830, -97.280
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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
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- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 31, 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: 5616144, 5616147, 5616141, 5616138, 5616148, 5616143, 5616145, 5616139, 5616140, 5616142, 5616146.