Tornado, Ramsey
- When
- July 13, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Ramsey County, Lawton
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 48.300, -98.370
Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 13, 1999
8 hail, 3 tornado, 1 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
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 hail, 3 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Ramsey
- When
- July 13, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ramsey County, 3 mi N of Brocket
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.270, -98.350
Hail, Eddy
- When
- July 13, 10:18 PM CST
- Where
- Eddy County, 3 mi S of New Rockford
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.630, -99.130
Hail, Eddy
- When
- July 13, 10:25 PM CST
- Where
- Eddy County, 7 mi S of New Rockford
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.580, -99.130
Tornado, Nelson
- When
- July 13, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Nelson County, 3 mi N of Dahlen
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 48.180, -97.930
Hail, Benson
- When
- July 13, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Benson County, Maddock to 13 mi SW of Maddock
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.900, -99.800
Hail, Walsh
- When
- July 13, 11:40 PM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, 4 mi ENE of Ardoch
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.220, -97.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Walsh
- When
- July 13, 11:40 PM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, 4 mi ENE of Ardoch
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.220, -97.250
An estimated 500 trees were destroyed by the wind and 2 barns were damaged.
Hail, Eddy
- When
- July 13, 11:46 PM CST
- Where
- Eddy County, 5 mi W of New Rockford
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.680, -99.230
Hail, Walsh
- When
- July 13, 11:50 PM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, 5 mi E of Ardoch
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.200, -97.220
Hail, Grand Forks
- When
- July 13, 11:50 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, 8 mi N of Manvel
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.180, -97.170
Tornado, Walsh
- When
- July 13, 11:55 PM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, 7 mi E of Ardoch
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.200, -97.180
What these are
- 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.
- 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.
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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: 5708973, 5708977, 5708972, 5708976, 5708971, 5708978, 5708979, 5708980, 5708975, 5708974, 5708981, 5708982.