North Dakota, 2004

Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 6, 2004

June 6, 2004 · NWS FGF · 12 events in 4 counties and zones

7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Tropical storms and surge
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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 5:34 AM CST, 15 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
634 AM CDT SUN JUN 6 2004

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-061433-
BARNES-BENSON-CASS-CAVALIER-CLAY-EAST BECKER-EAST MARSHALL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-EAST POLK-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-GRAND FORKS-
GRANT-GRIGGS-HUBBARD-KITTSON-LAKE OF THE WOODS-MAHNOMEN-NELSON-
NORMAN-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-PEMBINA-PENNINGTON-RAMSEY-
RANSOM-RED LAKE-RICHLAND-ROSEAU-SARGENT-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-STEELE-TOWNER-TRAILL-WADENA-WEST BECKER-
WEST MARSHALL-WEST OTTER TAIL-WEST POLK-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-WILKIN-
634 AM CDT SUN JUN 6 2004

...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST
CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA DURING THE LATE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN
THREAT. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN
NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SHIFT EAST REACHING THE
DEVILS LAKE BASIN DURING THE MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS...THEN ACROSS
THE RED RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE
FAVORED AREA FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A
LINE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO MAYVILLE AND BEMIDJI. IN ADDITION LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FROM THE NORTHERN RED
RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA MONDAY
MORNING BEFORE SHIFTING NORTHEAST IN SOUTHERN CANADA.  THUNDERSTORMS
MAY REDEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ROSEAU
TO DETROIT LAKES AND ELBOW LAKE BEFORE SHIFTING EAST EARLY IN THE
EVENING.  THE NEXT CHANCE FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY
MORNING.

VOELKER

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Event by event

7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Benson

When
June 6, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Benson County, 7 mi S of Maddock
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.867, -99.533

Hail, Eddy

When
June 6, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Eddy County, 5 mi N of New Rockford
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.750, -99.133

Hail, Benson

When
June 6, 9:45 PM CST to 9:55 PM CST
Where
Benson County, 5 mi SE of Oberon
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.867, -99.117

Hail, Eddy

When
June 6, 9:52 PM CST
Where
Eddy County, 2 mi S of Sheyenne
Measured
2.5 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
47.800, -99.117

Tornado, Eddy

When
June 6, 10:10 PM CST to 10:11 PM CST
Where
Eddy County, 12 mi ENE of New Rockford
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
47.750, -98.900

A tornado tore the roof off a pole barn and caved in a grain bin.

Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy

When
June 6, 10:29 PM CST
Where
Eddy County, 10 mi S of Hamar
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
47.700, -98.550

A nearby NDSU mesonet wind sensor measured a wind gust of 57 mph.

Hail, Benson

When
June 6, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Benson County, 3 mi E of Warwick
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.850, -98.617

Hail, Nelson

When
June 6, 10:35 PM CST
Where
Nelson County, 2 mi W of Tolna
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.833, -98.483

Hail, Towner

When
June 6, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Towner County, 4 mi SE of Rocklake
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
48.750, -99.167

Tornado, Towner

When
June 6, 11:30 PM CST to 11:31 PM CST
Where
Towner County, Cando
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
48.483, -99.200

The tornado flipped over a semi truck and uprooted numerous trees. An 8-stall garage was blown off its foundation and destroyed. Some debris from the garage was thrown through the 8-plex apartment walls. A fence around the 8-plex was also destroyed. Some brick facade collapsed onto the roof of the Towner county courthouse, partially caving in a section of roof.

Thunderstorm Wind, Towner

When
June 6, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Towner County, 7 mi ENE of Cando
Measured
70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
48.517, -99.067

The steel roof was peeled off a large hog barn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Towner

When
June 6, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Towner County, 1 mi W of Cando
Measured
70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
48.483, -99.217

An airplane was flipped over at the Cando airport.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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

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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: 5409365, 5409366, 5409367, 5409368, 5409369, 5409370, 5409371, 5409372, 5409373, 5409374, 5409375, 5409376.