North Dakota, 2000Hail and Lightning Strike in North Dakota, August 8, 2000
August 8, 2000 · NWS FGF · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
2 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Lightning, Cavalier
- When
- August 8, 12:33 AM CST
- Where
- Cavalier County, 12 mi NE of Langdon
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 48.772, -98.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A fire, ignited by a lightning strike, destroyed a barn and its contents.
Hail, Grand Forks
- When
- August 8, 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, 7 mi WNW of Northwood
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.767, -97.700
Hail, Grand Forks
- When
- August 8, 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, 2 mi E of Northwood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.733, -97.517
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
- Lightning Strikes in Iowa, August 8, 20001 death · $165,000 · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, August 8, 20001 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 8, 2000$851,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, August 8, 2000$500,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 8, 2000$72,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, August 8, 2000$80,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 8, 2000$47,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 8, 2000$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 9 events
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 8, 2000$20,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 8, 20002.75 in hail · 12 events
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 8, 2000$15,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, August 8, 2000$5,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events
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: 5170561, 5172980, 5172981.