Hail, Pembina
- When
- August 5, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Pembina County, Backoo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.830, -97.700
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 5, 1997
8 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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
- 2
- Property damage
- $51,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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), 147 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:17 UTC.
Event by event
8 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Pembina
- When
- August 5, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pembina County, 3 mi W of Cavalier
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.800, -97.680
Hail, Pembina
- When
- August 5, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Pembina County, Cavalier
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.800, -97.620
Lightning, Pembina
- When
- August 5, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Pembina County, Cavalier
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 48.768, -97.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A man and his son were walking next to a tree when lightning struck. The two were knocked to the ground, with the tree taking the brunt of the strike. Two businesses in Cavalier were also hit by lightning, damaging their computer systems.
Hail, Walsh
- When
- August 5, 3:21 PM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, Nash
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.470, -97.520
Hail, Grand Forks
- When
- August 5, 3:43 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, Grand Forks
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.920, -97.050
Hail, Grand Forks
- When
- August 5, 3:54 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, Inkster
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.150, -97.650
Hail, Grand Forks
- When
- August 5, 4:08 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, 4 mi W of Inkster
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.150, -97.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- August 5, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, Page
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 47.150, -97.580
The strong wind blew down a garage and many trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- August 5, 6:08 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, Fargo
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 46.870, -96.780
The strong wind blew down a building under construction. The Fargo ASOS recorded a peak wind of 41 knots.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- August 5, 6:16 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, Casselton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.900, -97.200
Wind speed was estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- August 5, 6:34 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, 7 mi SW of West Fargo
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.820, -96.980
Wind speed was estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- August 5, 6:47 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, Leonard
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.650, -97.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- August 5, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, 12 mi W of Walcott
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.550, -97.180
Wind speed was estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- August 5, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, Christine
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 46.580, -96.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Ransom
- When
- August 5, 7:27 PM CST
- Where
- Ransom County, Mc Leod
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 46.400, -97.300
Hail, Richland
- When
- August 5, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, Barney
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.270, -97.000
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5615928, 5615919, 5615920, 5615934, 5615921, 5615929, 5615930, 5615931, 5615927, 5615932, 5615922, 5615923, 5615933, 5615924, 5615926, 5615925, 5615918.