North Dakota, 2000

Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 11 to 12, 2000

August 11 to 12, 2000 · NWS FGF · 14 events in 4 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
2
Property damage
$18 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

11 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Towner

When
August 11, 3:40 AM CST
Where
Towner County, 7 mi NW of Cando
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
48.550, -99.300

Hail, Towner

When
August 11, 3:50 AM CST
Where
Towner County, 3 mi E of Bisbee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
48.617, -99.317

Hail, Towner

When
August 11, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Towner County, 12 mi NE of Hansboro
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
49.067, -99.183

Thunderstorm Wind, Benson

When
August 11, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Benson County, 9 mi NW of Maddock
Property damage
$500
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
48.067, -99.667

Tree branches were blown off in the Maddock area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benson

When
August 11, 11:25 PM CST
Where
Benson County, 14 mi SE of Maddock
Property damage
$500
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.817, -99.317

Tree branches were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy

When
August 11, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Eddy County, Sheyenne
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.833, -99.117

Numerous trees were blown down in Sheyenne and a mobile home roof was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benson

When
August 11, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Benson County, Minnewaukan
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
48.067, -99.250

Numerous trees were uprooted in Minnewaukan. One tree fell on a porch roof. Power was out for 5 hours.

Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy

When
August 11, 11:40 PM CST
Where
Eddy County, 10 mi E of Sheyenne
Property damage
$500
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.833, -98.900

The wind blew down tree branches.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benson

When
August 11, 11:40 PM CST
Where
Benson County, 4 mi SE of Ft Totten
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.950, -98.933

The wind blew down large tree branches, damaged a barn roof, and moved an empty grain bin several feet.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ramsey

When
August 11, 11:40 PM CST
Where
Ramsey County, 6 mi SW of Devils Lake
Property damage
$7.0 million
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
48.033, -98.950

68 consecutive power poles were damaged by the high winds across the Devils Lake area. This amounted to about 8 miles of line. Some of the damaged poles ended up on the bottom of Devils Lake, as the lines cut across several bays.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ramsey

When
August 11, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Ramsey County, 1 mi SW of Devils Lake
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
48.083, -98.867

A large storage building was destroyed by the strong winds. A 16 ton semi truck was pushed 30 feet sideways into a pole.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ramsey

When
August 11, 11:50 PM CST to August 12, 12:10 AM CST
Where
Ramsey County, Devils Lake
Measured
96 kt (110 mph)
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$10 million
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
48.100, -98.850

Strong winds hit the city of Devils Lake, toppling power poles, trees, signs, and light signals. Debris from a roof struck and injured a pedestrian. The 96 knot wind gust was measured at the Law Enforcement Center. A 40x60 foot steel building was thrown 150 feet onto a passing vehicle. The motorist inside was not discovered until 12 hours later. It took an additional hour to free the 48 year-old man from the vehicle. A mobile home was also overturned. 250 homes in the city were damaged, leading the governor to declare a state of emergency.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benson

When
August 11, 11:50 PM CST
Where
Benson County, Ft Totten
Property damage
$1.0 million
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
47.983, -99.000

Wind damage also occurred around the Fort Totten area. Several planned housing developments under construction sustained heavy damage. The Spirit Lake Casino also reported some damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy

When
August 11, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Eddy County, Hamar
Property damage
$500
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.850, -98.550

Large branches were blown down by the strong wind.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in North Dakota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, August 2000

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: 5170563, 5170562, 5170564, 5170565, 5170566, 5170567, 5170647, 5170641, 5170642, 5170643, 5170646, 5170645, 5170648, 5170644.