Hail, Barnes
- When
- August 22, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, 4 mi NW of Rogers
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.100, -98.270
Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, August 22, 1999
12 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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
- 0
- Property damage
- $143,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:19 UTC.
Event by event
12 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Barnes
- When
- August 22, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, 4 mi NW of Leal
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.130, -98.380
Hail, Eddy
- When
- August 22, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Eddy County, 4 mi E of Sheyenne
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.830, -99.030
Hail, Steele
- When
- August 22, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Steele County, 3 mi NW of Hope
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 47.350, -97.780
Hail, Griggs
- When
- August 22, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Griggs County, 6 mi SE of Cooperstown
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.380, -98.030
Hail, Steele
- When
- August 22, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Steele County, 10 mi SW of Finley
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 47.420, -98.000
The hailstorm hit one farmstead particularly hard. The large hailstones punched holes in the house siding, broke windows, and dented cars and several tractors.
Hail, Steele
- When
- August 22, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Steele County, Sharon
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.600, -97.900
The hailstorm went through the town of Sharon, damaging many vehicles.
Hail, Steele
- When
- August 22, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Steele County, 9 mi NE of Finley
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 47.600, -97.720
Hail broke several windows.
Hail, Steele
- When
- August 22, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Steele County, 3 mi SE of Finley
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.480, -97.800
The large hail broke the windows in a pickup truck.
Hail, Barnes
- When
- August 22, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, 3 mi NE of Valley City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.950, -97.950
Hail, Grand Forks
- When
- August 22, 5:39 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, 4 mi S of Larimore
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.850, -97.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks
- When
- August 22, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, Grand Forks Afb
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.950, -97.400
Hail, Grand Forks
- When
- August 22, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, Grand Forks Afb
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.950, -97.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- August 22, 6:11 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, Buffalo
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.920, -97.530
The wind destroyed a historic barn near Interstate 94 at the Buffalo exit, the site of the 1964 National Plowing Contest. It was a campaign stop for Hubert H. Humphrey and Barry Goldwater. 100,000 people attended the event.
Thunderstorm Wind, Walsh
- When
- August 22, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, Minto
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 48.280, -97.370
The north wall and a west facing garage door were blown down by the wind and a tree fell on a garage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- August 22, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, 4 mi N of Mapleton
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 46.930, -97.050
The wind rolled a pickup and a horse trailer off highway 18. One of the four occupants inside suffered minor glass cuts climbing out of the pickup.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks
- When
- August 22, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, Grand Forks
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 47.920, -97.050
Tornado, Cass
- When
- August 22, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, 5 mi NW of Casselton
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.950, -97.270
A brief tornado touchdown was reported by the public.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- August 22, 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, 2 mi S of Wahpeton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.230, -96.600
Lightning, Barnes
- When
- August 22, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, Rogers
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 46.936, -98.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A 2 story building in Rogers caught fire and burned down after getting hit by lightning.
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.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Georgia, August 22, 1999
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: 5712409, 5711797, 5711798, 5712418, 5711805, 5712416, 5711799, 5712417, 5711800, 5711801, 5712411, 5711802, 5712412, 5712413, 5711803, 5711804, 5712414, 5712415, 5712410, 5712189.