North Dakota, 2000Flash Flood and Hail in North Dakota, July 4, 2000
July 4, 2000 · NWS FGF · 12 events in 7 counties and zones
7 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- 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.
Event by event
7 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Benson
- When
- July 4, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Benson County, 4 mi N of Oberon
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.967, -99.200
Several antennas and trees were blown down north of Oberon.
Hail, Eddy
- When
- July 4, 5:12 PM CST
- Where
- Eddy County, 5 mi W of New Rockford
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.683, -99.233
Hail, Barnes
- When
- July 4, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, 2 mi SW of Leal
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.083, -98.350
Flash Flood, Grand Forks
- When
- July 4, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, Grand Forks
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.922, -97.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Street flooding was reported in Grand Forks, where nearly 2 inches of rain fell over a short period of time. The heaviest rain fell on the south side of town.
Hail, Barnes
- When
- July 4, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, 5 mi S of Fingal
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.700, -97.850
Hail, Cass
- When
- July 4, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, 17 mi W of Leonard
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.650, -97.617
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- July 4, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, 7 mi SE of Alice
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.700, -97.450
Large branches were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ransom
- When
- July 4, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Ransom County, Lisbon
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 46.433, -97.683
Hail, Ransom
- When
- July 4, 11:20 PM CST
- Where
- Ransom County, Lisbon
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.433, -97.683
Thunderstorm Wind, Ransom
- When
- July 4, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Ransom County, 6 mi NW of Mc Leod
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.467, -97.383
A 59 knot wind gust was measured by a NDSU mesonet wind site.
Hail, Sargent
- When
- July 4, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Sargent County, Crete
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.200, -97.967
Hail, Sargent
- When
- July 4, 11:56 PM CST
- Where
- Sargent County, 15 mi W of Gwinner
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.233, -97.967
- 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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Texas, July 4, 20001 death · 1 event
- Heat in Texas, July 4, 20001 death · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Maine, July 4, 20001 death · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 4, 2000$420,000 · 2.75 in hail · 20 events
- Hurricane in Guam, July 4, 2000$500,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 4, 2000$225,000 · 2.5 in hail · 6 events
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 4, 2000$102,000 · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 4, 2000$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Maine, July 4, 20001 injured · $30,000 · 73 kt wind · 8 events
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 4, 2000F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, July 4, 2000$30,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 4, 2000$30,000 · 1 event
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: 5164513, 5164514, 5164515, 5164508, 5164509, 5164510, 5164511, 5164518, 5164516, 5164512, 5164519, 5164517.