Thunderstorm Wind, Benson
- When
- August 28, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Benson County, 6 mi E of Esmond
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.033, -99.633
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 28, 2000
18 hail, 11 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
- $7,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 29
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
18 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Eddy
- When
- August 28, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Eddy County, New Rockford
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.683, -99.133
Hail, Ramsey
- When
- August 28, 5:05 AM CST
- Where
- Ramsey County, 6 mi SE of Webster
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.217, -98.767
Thunderstorm Wind, Ramsey
- When
- August 28, 5:10 AM CST
- Where
- Ramsey County, Webster
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.283, -98.867
Thunderstorm Wind, Ramsey
- When
- August 28, 5:15 AM CST
- Where
- Ramsey County, Churchs Ferry
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.267, -99.183
Thunderstorm Wind, Ramsey
- When
- August 28, 5:15 AM CST
- Where
- Ramsey County, Penn
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 48.217, -99.083
Trees were uprooted and a barn was damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Benson
- When
- August 28, 5:25 AM CST
- Where
- Benson County, 8 mi NW of Maddock
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.050, -99.650
Hail, Eddy
- When
- August 28, 5:25 AM CST
- Where
- Eddy County, Brantford
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.600, -98.883
Thunderstorm Wind, Benson
- When
- August 28, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Benson County, 5 mi NE of Oberon
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.967, -99.117
Thunderstorm Wind, Nelson
- When
- August 28, 5:40 AM CST
- Where
- Nelson County, 2 mi W of Tolna
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.833, -98.483
Hail, Walsh
- When
- August 28, 5:50 AM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, 3 mi NW of Fairdale
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.517, -98.283
Thunderstorm Wind, Walsh
- When
- August 28, 5:50 AM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, 3 mi NW of Fairdale
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.517, -98.283
Shingles were torn off a roof and tree limbs were blown down.
Hail, Eddy
- When
- August 28, 5:50 AM CST
- Where
- Eddy County, 9 mi NE of New Rockford
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.783, -99.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Ramsey
- When
- August 28, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ramsey County, 9 mi S of Doyon
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.917, -98.533
Tree branches were blown down over the extreme southeast corner of Ramsey county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nelson
- When
- August 28, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Nelson County, 3 mi SW of Tolna
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.800, -98.483
Branches were downed southwest of Tolna.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cavalier
- When
- August 28, 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Cavalier County, 5 mi NE of Langdon
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.800, -98.283
Hail, Towner
- When
- August 28, 6:45 AM CST
- Where
- Towner County, 8 mi E of Cando
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.483, -99.033
Hail, Cavalier
- When
- August 28, 7:27 AM CST
- Where
- Cavalier County, 15 mi SW of Langdon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.600, -98.600
Hail, Ramsey
- When
- August 28, 7:45 AM CST
- Where
- Ramsey County, 7 mi NE of Edmore
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.483, -98.350
Hail, Walsh
- When
- August 28, 7:50 AM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, 5 mi NE of Fairdale
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.533, -98.150
Hail, Cavalier
- When
- August 28, 8:08 AM CST
- Where
- Cavalier County, Milton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.633, -98.050
Hail, Pembina
- When
- August 28, 8:50 AM CST
- Where
- Pembina County, 5 mi E of St Thomas
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.617, -97.333
Hail, Pembina
- When
- August 28, 9:05 AM CST
- Where
- Pembina County, 6 mi NW of St Thomas
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.683, -97.550
Hail, Walsh
- When
- August 28, 9:20 AM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, 1 mi S of Hoople
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.517, -97.633
Hail, Pembina
- When
- August 28, 9:30 AM CST
- Where
- Pembina County, 2 mi W of St Thomas
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.617, -97.500
Hail, Walsh
- When
- August 28, 9:30 AM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, 3 mi E of Hoople
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.533, -97.567
Hail, Walsh
- When
- August 28, 9:35 AM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, 2 mi S of Hoople
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.500, -97.633
Hail, Walsh
- When
- August 28, 9:40 AM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, 4 mi E of Hoople
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.533, -97.550
Hail, Pembina
- When
- August 28, 9:55 AM CST
- Where
- Pembina County, 4 mi N of Drayton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.617, -97.167
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- Hail in North Dakota, August 28, 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: 5170391, 5170392, 5170393, 5170394, 5170395, 5170783, 5170396, 5170761, 5170762, 5170763, 5170764, 5170765, 5170766, 5170767, 5170768, 5170769, 5170770, 5170771, 5170772, 5170773, 5170774, 5170775, 5170776, 5170777, 5170778, 5170779, 5170780, 5170781, 5170782.