High Wind, Adams
- When
- April 5, 7:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.097, -102.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in North Dakota, April 5, 2000
A low pressure system over Alberta Canada moved southeast and intensified along the Canadian/North dakota border. A verytight pressure gradient resulted in very high winds causing injuries and property damages throughout western and centralNorth Dakota.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 32 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 10
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 36
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BIS wrote it up.
A low pressure system over Alberta Canada moved southeast and intensified along the Canadian/North dakota border. A verytight pressure gradient resulted in very high winds causing injuries and property damages throughout western and centralNorth Dakota. Wind gust of 55 to 70 mph were common. The injuries were mainly in burleigh county in the city of Bismarck where 9 persons were taken to area hospitals injured from flying debris. One (1) person suffered broken wrist from falling. Damage was widespread. Homes...automobles...trees...power lines...business and widespread power outages suffered during the wind storm. Several grass fires eruped across the region.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
36 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Burke
- When
- April 5, 7:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Burke forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.791, -102.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Divide
- When
- April 5, 7:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Divide forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.815, -103.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, McKenzie
- When
- April 5, 7:00 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- McKenzie forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.740, -103.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Williams
- When
- April 5, 7:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Williams forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.344, -103.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Billings
- When
- April 5, 7:30 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Billings forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.023, -103.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Golden Valley
- When
- April 5, 7:30 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Golden Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.940, -103.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Bowman
- When
- April 5, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bowman forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.113, -103.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Dunn
- When
- April 5, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dunn forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.357, -102.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hettinger
- When
- April 5, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hettinger forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.433, -102.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Slope
- When
- April 5, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Slope forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.447, -103.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Stark
- When
- April 5, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stark forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.811, -102.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Burleigh
- When
- April 5, 8:30 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Injuries
- 10 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.977, -100.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Emmons
- When
- April 5, 8:30 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Emmons forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.285, -100.239 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Grant
- When
- April 5, 8:30 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.358, -101.640 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Morton
- When
- April 5, 8:30 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Morton forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Oliver
- When
- April 5, 8:30 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Oliver forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.115, -101.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, McLean
- When
- April 5, 9:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- McLean forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Mercer
- When
- April 5, 9:00 AM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.309, -101.831 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sheridan
- When
- April 5, 9:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.575, -100.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sioux
- When
- April 5, 9:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sioux forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Kidder
- When
- April 5, 10:00 AM CST to 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kidder forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.980, -99.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Mountrail
- When
- April 5, 10:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mountrail forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.201, -102.356 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Logan
- When
- April 5, 12:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.457, -99.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Renville
- When
- April 5, 12:00 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Renville forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.719, -101.658 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Rolette
- When
- April 5, 12:00 PM CST to 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Rolette forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.772, -99.841 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Bottineau
- When
- April 5, 12:30 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bottineau forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.792, -100.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, McHenry
- When
- April 5, 12:30 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- McHenry forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.235, -100.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Ward
- When
- April 5, 12:30 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ward forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Dickey
- When
- April 5, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dickey forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.110, -98.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Foster
- When
- April 5, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Foster forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.457, -98.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, La Moure
- When
- April 5, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- La Moure forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.457, -98.535 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, McIntosh
- When
- April 5, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- McIntosh forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.112, -99.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pierce
- When
- April 5, 1:00 PM CST to 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pierce forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.250, -99.972 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Stutsman
- When
- April 5, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stutsman forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.979, -98.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wells
- When
- April 5, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wells forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.588, -99.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in Iowa, April 5, 2000
- Wildfire in Missouri, April 5 to 6, 2000
- High Wind in Iowa, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in North Dakota, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in Minnesota, April 5, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, April 5, 2000
- Strong Wind in Virginia, April 5, 2000
- Wildfire in Wisconsin, April 5 to 6, 2000
- High Wind in Minnesota, April 5 to 6, 2000
- Strong Wind in District of Columbia, April 5, 2000
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: 5139835, 5139839, 5139842, 5139854, 5139957, 5139836, 5139846, 5139838, 5139843, 5139848, 5139952, 5139953, 5139840, 5139844, 5139847, 5139857, 5139859, 5139855, 5139856, 5139863, 5139864, 5139849, 5139858, 5139851, 5139861, 5139862, 5139837, 5139852, 5139955, 5139841, 5139845, 5139850, 5139853, 5139860, 5139954, 5139956.