North Dakota, 1997Damaging Winds in North Dakota, September 1 to 16, 1997
September 1 to 16, 1997 · NWS BIS · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $41,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stutsman
- When
- September 1, 12:40 AM CST
- Where
- Stutsman County, 6 mi N of Courtenay
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 47.300, -98.570
strong winds tore roof off of pig barn. roof was blown 100 feet away. No livestock were injured.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dickey
- When
- September 1, 1:40 AM CST
- Where
- Dickey County, 1 mi SE of Fullerton
- Measured
- 72 kt (83 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 46.150, -98.400
winds tore heavy steel door off of a grain bin. door has yet to be found
Thunderstorm Wind, Slope
- When
- September 15, 7:12 PM MST to 7:30 PM MST
- Where
- Slope County, Amidon to 20 mi NW of Amidon
- Measured
- 124 kt (143 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 46.680, -103.620
strong downburst winds developed 20 miles northwest of Amidon on the Logging Creek Ranch where between 300 and 400 Ponderosa Pines were knocked down or tore in half. 4 miles south of the logging camp a rancher had 2 roofs blown off of sheds and his steel wind mill was doubled over in half. A Forest Service wind recorder at the Sand Creek Wildlife refuge 7 NW of Amidon recorded the peak gust at 135 mph. This is the new record non-tornadic wind speed for North Dakota. One the refuge its estimated that another 200-300 pines were stripped, tore in half, or toppled altogether.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn
- When
- September 15, 8:12 PM MST
- Where
- Dunn County, 18 mi N of Halliday
- Measured
- 90 kt (104 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 47.620, -102.330
strong winds moved into Mahto Bay on Lake Sakakawea. Numerous cabins had roofs torn off. There were also some that had decks damaged from falling tree branches. A few boats were capsized or flipped over from the high winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Burleigh
- When
- September 15, 11:13 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, Bismarck Arpt
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.780, -100.750
strong winds recorded with NWS ASOS unit
Thunderstorm Wind, Wells
- When
- September 16, 12:50 AM CST
- Where
- Wells County, Fessenden
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.650, -99.620
numerous large tree branches with isolated trees knocked down.
- 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.
- Drought in Georgia, September 1 to 22, 1997$20 million · 94 events
- Drought in Virginia, September 1 to 30, 1997$64 million · 20 events
- Drought in Georgia, September 1 to 22, 1997$47 million · 25 events
- Lightning Strike in Texas, September 1, 19971 death · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Dakota, September 1, 1997$103,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in California, September 1, 1997$75,000 · 90 kt wind · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 1, 1997$57,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Nevada, September 1, 1997$30,000 · 2 events
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Arizona, September 1 to 11, 1997$18,000 · 77 kt wind · 5 events
- Hail and High Wind in Minnesota, September 1, 1997$7,000 · 51 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, September 1, 19971.75 in hail · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in Arizona, September 1, 19973 events
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: 5614273, 5614277, 5614276, 5614278, 5614274, 5614275.