Hail, McLean
- When
- June 27, 6:19 PM CST to 6:21 PM CST
- Where
- McLean County, 9.51 mi NNW of Garrison
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.770, -101.520
Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 27, 2025
Thunderstorms developed during the evening hours over central North Dakota in a very unstable environment, with several becoming supercells. Initially, very large hail was the main threat, but as the episode continued, tornadic development became the primary concern from any storms, with a total of nine tornadoes occurring.
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
- $2.2 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 48
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 happened
The episode as NWS BIS wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed during the evening hours over central North Dakota in a very unstable environment, with several becoming supercells. Initially, very large hail was the main threat, but as the episode continued, tornadic development became the primary concern from any storms, with a total of nine tornadoes occurring. The first tornado touched down southwest of Hannover in Oliver County, and less than an hour later another tornado developed north of Crown Butte Lake in northeast Morton County. Then, after approximately an hour and a half, seven tornadoes were reported in the span of one hour, from around 10:12 to 11:12 PM CDT, in Burleigh, Kidder, and Emmons Counties. The most damaging tornado, which was rated an EF-2, impacted a farmstead west of Temvik in Emmons County causing significant damage. Two notable tornadoes touched down just to the north of the city of Bismarck which were highly visible, but one only caused limited damage. In addition to the tornadoes, these storms produced very large hail. The largest hail reported was 3.5 inches in diameter in Oliver County near Hannover, which fell from the same storm that produced the first tornado in Oliver County. North of Bismarck, extensive damage occurred due to hail up to the size of baseballs falling in multiple rural subdivisions earlier in the evening before the tornadic storm arrived. Many hail reports were received from the ICECHIP (In-situ Collaborative Experiment for the Collection of Hail In the Plains) project in the area.
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.
NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 27, 5:43 PM CST, 36 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Scattered severe thunderstorms (risk level 2 out of 5) could develop across central North Dakota late this afternoon through this evening. Expected hazards include hail as large as tennis balls, damaging winds as high as 70 mph, and a tornado or two possible.
- There is a low chance (10 to 20 percent) for isolated strong to severe storms across parts of south central and eastern North Dakota Saturday afternoon and evening.
- Daily high temperatures through next week are mostly expected to range from the mid 70s to upper 80s. Today and Saturday will be humid for central and eastern North Dakota.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 5:43 PM CST, 36 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Bismarck ND 643 PM CDT Fri Jun 27 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Scattered severe thunderstorms (risk level 2 out of 5) could develop across central North Dakota late this afternoon through this evening. Expected hazards include hail as large as tennis balls, damaging winds as high as 70 mph, and a tornado or two possible. - There is a low chance (10 to 20 percent) for isolated strong to severe storms across parts of south central and eastern North Dakota Saturday afternoon and evening. - Daily high temperatures through next week are mostly expected to range from the mid 70s to upper 80s. Today and Saturday will be humid for central and eastern North Dakota. && .UPDATE... Issued at 634 PM CDT Fri Jun 27 2025 Deep convective initiation appears underway just east and south of Minot, with another area just south of Beulah. Rapid supercell development is expected with all hazards possible initially before eventually growing upscale into one or two linear complexes. While the primary threats appear to be hail to the size of baseballs and damaging wind gusts to 70 mph, initial storms may also pose a tornado threat if they can remain discrete. If storms grow upscale later this evening, the hail threat may diminish a little bit but the wind threat could increase with some gusts up to 80 mph. UPDATE Issued at 524 PM CDT Fri Jun 27 2025 Quick update to issue Tornado Watch 468 for portions of western North Dakota and all of central North Dakota. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 213 PM CDT Fri Jun 27 2025 Currently, a weak pressure pattern is situated across western and central North Dakota. Temperatures were mostly in the mid 70s to lower 80s with mostly in the 60s, except some mid 50s far west. Dewpoints in the upper 60s to lower 70s were noted over far south central into eastern ND. SOO noted the weak surface flow and no real indication of a boundary. WV satellite imagery does show a shortwave over northeast MT and moving into northwest ND. As this approaches, we would expect the surface pressure gradient to tighten a bit with a more defined surface trough, with CI more imminent. The CAMs have been hinting at the northwest into the north central being the area favored for initial CI. Once we see this, the favored trend seems to be storms tracking to the south and east along the moisture gradient that extends into southeast ND. As mentioned earlier, the orientation of the shear vectors to the surface boundary in the north central suggest a possible mixed or messy mode. As you go farther south into south central ND the more perpendicular orientation of the shear vectors to a surface boundary suggests supercells may be more probable, but the atmosphere is at least initially more capped. Initial CI, no matter where, will have the potential to be supercellular with very large hail and possibly a tornado or two (due to the very steep lapse rates, high instability and generally low LCL's anywhere, except for western ND). Very significant hail CAPE is situated across all of central ND. Any storms that do develop would have the potential for very large hail. HRRR soundings from various points in central ND this morning showed a lot of large hail analogs. The greater tornado threat does look to be more over the south central portion of the state, with the RAP STP maximized here, although the STP has stretched farther north with more recent runs. Later in the period the potential for activity to congeal into clusters or bowing segments is expected to increase. If/when this occurs, the main hazard would shift from large hail to damaging winds. A look at the latest HREF UH paintballs certainly suggest a blend of short and long tracks. Short tracks may be more favored in the north, with a blend of long and short tracks favored central and longer tracks favored south, if capping issues can be overcome. We increased the hail threat to baseball sized hail and kept the winds to 70 mph for now, and with the potential for a tornado or two. Saturday the greatest threat for severe storms pushes south and east of the forecast area. The James river valley is currently within the SPC Marginal Risk for severe storms (Level 1 of 5). A lot of how things play out Saturday will depend how things develop this evening and into the overnight hours, so will not spend much time on the severe threat Saturday. Sunday and into early next week, looks to bring a break in the severe weather. Temperatures through the period look to remain mainly in the mid 70s to mid 80s. Periodic thunderstorm chances do look to increase again by mid to late week. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 634 PM CDT Fri Jun 27 2025 Scattered showers and thunderstorms have started to develop across portions of the central. While storms will be of the hit or miss variety, any storms that do form will have the potential to become rapidly severe this evening. The best chances for storms will at sites KMOT and KJMS with lower chances over KXWA and KBIS. The strongest storms could produce hail up to baseball size and winds up to 80 mph. That being said, winds will become gusty and erratic under and thunderstorms that move overhead or in the vicinity. Brief IFR to MVFR visibilities will also be possible under any storms that move through. Otherwise, expect VFR conditions. Showers and storms should diminish overnight. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && UPDATE...ZH DISCUSSION...TWH AVIATION...ZH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 5:46 PM CST, 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Bismarck ND 646 PM CDT Fri Jun 27 2025 NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-043-290000- Divide-Burke-Williams-Mountrail-McKenzie-Dunn-Golden Valley- Billings-Stark-Slope-Bowman- 646 PM CDT Fri Jun 27 2025 /546 PM MDT Fri Jun 27 2025/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest North Dakota and southwest North Dakota. .DAY ONE...Tonight Isolated severe thunderstorms could develop this afternoon and early evening. Expected hazards include hail up to the size of tennis balls and damaging winds as high as 60 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. NDZ041-044-290000- Hettinger-Adams- 546 PM MDT Fri Jun 27 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North Dakota. .DAY ONE...Tonight Isolated severe thunderstorms could develop this afternoon and early evening. Expected hazards include hail up to the size of tennis balls and damaging winds as high as 60 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday There is a low chance (10 to 20 percent) for isolated strong to severe storms Saturday afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. NDZ048-050-051-290000- La Moure-McIntosh-Dickey- 646 PM CDT Fri Jun 27 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast North Dakota. .DAY ONE...Tonight Scattered severe thunderstorms could develop this afternoon and evening. Expected hazards include hail up to the size of tennis balls, damaging winds as high as 70 mph, and a tornado or two possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday There is a low chance (10 to 20 percent) for isolated strong to severe storms Saturday afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening. NDZ003>005-290000- Renville-Bottineau-Rolette- 646 PM CDT Fri Jun 27 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central North Dakota. .DAY ONE...Tonight Scattered severe thunderstorms could develop this afternoon and evening. Expected hazards include hail up to the size of tennis balls, damaging winds as high as 70 mph, and a tornado or two possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening. NDZ011>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>047-290000- Ward-McHenry-Pierce-Mercer-Oliver-McLean-Sheridan-Wells-Foster- Morton-Burleigh-Kidder-Stutsman-Grant-Sioux-Emmons-Logan- 646 PM CDT Fri Jun 27 2025 /546 PM MDT Fri Jun 27 2025/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central North Dakota, south central North Dakota, and southeast North Dakota. .DAY ONE...Tonight Scattered severe thunderstorms could develop this afternoon and evening. Expected hazards include hail up to the size of baseballs, damaging winds as high as 80 mph, and a tornado or two possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening.
The radar
The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:19 UTC.
Event by event
37 hail, 9 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Oliver
- When
- June 27, 6:20 PM CST to 6:23 PM CST
- Where
- Oliver County, 10.88 mi NW of Hannover
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.210, -101.620
Hail, Oliver
- When
- June 27, 6:25 PM CST to 6:28 PM CST
- Where
- Oliver County, 10.34 mi W of Hannover
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.120, -101.650
Hail, Oliver
- When
- June 27, 6:27 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Oliver County, 9.17 mi WNW of Hannover
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.150, -101.620
A window was broken, roofing was damaged, and the shop and barn were severely dented.
Hail, McHenry
- When
- June 27, 6:30 PM CST to 6:33 PM CST
- Where
- McHenry County, 8.31 mi ENE of Karlsruhe
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.140, -100.450
Hail, Oliver
- When
- June 27, 6:31 PM CST to 6:33 PM CST
- Where
- Oliver County, 5.86 mi WNW of Hannover
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.160, -101.540
Hail, McHenry
- When
- June 27, 6:32 PM CST to 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- McHenry County, 9.77 mi N of Guthrie
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.140, -100.410
Hail, Oliver
- When
- June 27, 6:34 PM CST to 6:37 PM CST
- Where
- Oliver County, 7.09 mi W of Hannover
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.110, -101.580
Hail, Oliver
- When
- June 27, 6:35 PM CST to 6:38 PM CST
- Where
- Oliver County, 2.33 mi NW of Hannover
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.140, -101.470
Hail, McHenry
- When
- June 27, 6:43 PM CST to 6:46 PM CST
- Where
- McHenry County, 8.57 mi ENE of Karlsruhe
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.150, -100.450
Hail, McHenry
- When
- June 27, 6:45 PM CST to 6:48 PM CST
- Where
- McHenry County, 7.01 mi NNW of Guthrie
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 48.090, -100.450
Tornado, Oliver
- When
- June 27, 6:45 PM CST to 6:53 PM CST
- Where
- Oliver County, 6.15 mi SSW of Hannover to 6.94 mi S of Hannover
- Rating
- EFU
- Path length
- 3.35 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.042, -101.494
The tornado formed in an open field southwest of Hannover and tracked to the southeast before dissipating south of Hannover. The tornado impacted no structures, thus there was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).
Hail, McHenry
- When
- June 27, 6:52 PM CST to 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- McHenry County, 5.54 mi E of Milroy
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.440, -100.410
Hail, Oliver
- When
- June 27, 6:56 PM CST to 6:59 PM CST
- Where
- Oliver County, 2.76 mi S of Hannover
- Measured
- 3.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.080, -101.430
Hail, McLean
- When
- June 27, 7:05 PM CST to 7:08 PM CST
- Where
- McLean County, 6.7 mi SW of Benedict
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 47.760, -101.180
Hail, McHenry
- When
- June 27, 7:07 PM CST to 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- McHenry County, 0.83 mi SSW of Karlsruhe
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.090, -100.630
Hail, McHenry
- When
- June 27, 7:15 PM CST to 7:18 PM CST
- Where
- McHenry County, 0.69 mi S of Karlsruhe
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 48.090, -100.620
Hail, McHenry
- When
- June 27, 7:15 PM CST to 7:18 PM CST
- Where
- McHenry County, 2.8 mi S of Karlsruhe
- Measured
- 1.69 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 48.060, -100.630
Hail, McLean
- When
- June 27, 7:21 PM CST to 7:23 PM CST
- Where
- McLean County, 4.17 mi S of Max
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.760, -101.290
Hail, McHenry
- When
- June 27, 7:22 PM CST to 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- McHenry County, 2.12 mi SSW of Karlsruhe
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.070, -100.630
Hail, McLean
- When
- June 27, 7:25 PM CST to 7:28 PM CST
- Where
- McLean County, 7.6 mi S of Benedict
- Measured
- 2.4 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.720, -101.080
Hail, McLean
- When
- June 27, 7:26 PM CST to 7:29 PM CST
- Where
- McLean County, 9.72 mi S of Ruso
- Measured
- 1.86 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.690, -100.910
Hail, McHenry
- When
- June 27, 7:32 PM CST to 7:34 PM CST
- Where
- McHenry County, 4.43 mi NE of Norfolk
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 48.020, -100.240
Tornado, Morton
- When
- June 27, 7:36 PM CST to 7:38 PM CST
- Where
- Morton County, 10.88 mi NE of Sweet Briar to 10.97 mi NE of Sweet Briar
- Rating
- EFU
- Path length
- 0.33 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.960, -101.050
The tornado touched down in an open field north-northeast of Crown Butte Lake and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).
Hail, Morton
- When
- June 27, 7:42 PM CST to 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Morton County, 9.32 mi NNW of Mandan
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.950, -100.990
Hail, Morton
- When
- June 27, 7:49 PM CST to 7:52 PM CST
- Where
- Morton County, 8.93 mi NNW of Mandan
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.950, -100.970
Hail, Burleigh
- When
- June 27, 7:49 PM CST to 7:52 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, 8.42 mi NW of Bismarck
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.890, -100.890
Hail, McHenry
- When
- June 27, 7:53 PM CST to 7:56 PM CST
- Where
- McHenry County, 4.43 mi NE of Norfolk
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 48.020, -100.240
Hail, Morton
- When
- June 27, 7:53 PM CST to 7:56 PM CST
- Where
- Morton County, 8.34 mi N of Mandan
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.950, -100.920
Hail, McLean
- When
- June 27, 8:15 PM CST to 8:18 PM CST
- Where
- McLean County, 9.72 mi S of Ruso
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.690, -100.910
Hail, Burleigh
- When
- June 27, 8:16 PM CST to 8:19 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, 5.94 mi NW of Ft Lincoln
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.880, -100.690
Tornado, Emmons
- When
- June 27, 9:12 PM CST to 9:13 PM CST
- Where
- Emmons County, 4.66 mi WSW of Temvik to 4.46 mi WSW of Temvik
- Rating
- EF1
- Path length
- 0.21 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 46.342, -100.339
This was the first of two tornadoes that struck the Temvik area. The tornado formed in an open field just to the southwest of a farmstead before moving northeast. The tornado then crossed a road and knocked over a power pole before impacting the farmstead. The home suffered damage to the siding and roof, along with a slight shift in the foundation. The tornado also destroyed a few outbuildings anchored with chains, and significantly damaged a large quonset building. In addition, a large stainless-steel flatbed trailer was tossed around 250 yards, and another smaller trailer was tossed around 350 yards before landing in a grove of trees. The tornado continued to move to the northeast, snapping some hardwood trees in a shelterbelt before lifting. Based on the damage done this tornado was rated EF-1, and from that wind speeds were estimated to be around 110 mph.
Hail, Burleigh
- When
- June 27, 9:15 PM CST to 9:18 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, 0.94 mi W of Baldwin
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.030, -100.790
Tornado, Emmons
- When
- June 27, 9:18 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Emmons County, 3.66 mi W of Temvik to 3.9 mi WNW of Temvik
- Rating
- EF2
- Path length
- 1.77 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 46.360, -100.325
This is the second of two tornadoes to impact the Temvik area. The tornado developed just to the south of a farmstead and moved north, impacting the farmstead. The tornado picked up a large horse trailer, and tossed it approximately 150 yards into a tree. The tornado then destroyed a new large metal workshop, a small garage, and a large wooden barn. The workshop and garage had both been anchored into concrete slabs. The tornado also impacted the house by blowing off a well-built front porch and causing significant roof covering damage. Multiple hardwood and softwood trees were severely damaged with some snapped. The tornado then tracked slowly to the north through open fields before dissipating. Based on the damage done this tornado was rated EF-2, and from that wind speeds were estimated to be around 120 mph.
Hail, Burleigh
- When
- June 27, 9:19 PM CST to 9:22 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, 3.58 mi SSW of Baldwin
- Measured
- 2.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.980, -100.790
Multiple homes had roofing damage at The Ranch subdivision north of Bismarck.
Hail, Burleigh
- When
- June 27, 9:20 PM CST to 9:23 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, 0.94 mi E of Baldwin
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.030, -100.750
Hail, Burleigh
- When
- June 27, 9:20 PM CST to 9:23 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, 6.72 mi S of Baldwin
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.933, -100.770
Multiple homes suffered roof and siding damage in the Heritage Reserve subdivision north of Bismarck.
Hail, Burleigh
- When
- June 27, 9:22 PM CST to 9:25 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, 5.55 mi S of Baldwin
- Measured
- 2.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.950, -100.760
Hail, Burleigh
- When
- June 27, 9:22 PM CST to 9:25 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, 3.58 mi SSW of Baldwin
- Measured
- 2.26 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.980, -100.790
Tornado, Burleigh
- When
- June 27, 9:23 PM CST to 9:26 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, 7.12 mi S of Baldwin to 7.39 mi S of Baldwin
- Rating
- EF1
- Path length
- 0.32 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 46.928, -100.791
This is the first of two tornadoes that occurred to the north of Bismarck. The tornado developed just north of a residence, and slowly moved to the south-southeast. As it moved through the residence lot, the tornado caused significant roof damage to an outbuilding and toppled a covered trailer. In addition, a few softwood and hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted. As the tornado moved south over 110th Avenue Northwest, it snapped several large branches off a large cottonwood tree in the south ditch. The tornado then continued to move south before dissipating. Based on the damage done this tornado was rated EF-1, and from that wind speeds were estimated to be around 95 mph.
Tornado, Burleigh
- When
- June 27, 9:29 PM CST to 9:34 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, 7.98 mi S of Baldwin to 7.84 mi N of Bismarck
- Rating
- EFU
- Path length
- 0.46 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 46.915, -100.791
This is the second of two tornadoes that occurred to the north of Bismarck. The tornado formed in an open field north of Bismarck and impacted no structures, thus there was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).
Tornado, Burleigh
- When
- June 27, 9:39 PM CST to 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, 2.02 mi NNW of Ft Lincoln to 1.64 mi E of Ft Lincoln
- Rating
- EFU
- Path length
- 2.8 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Reported by
- Storm Chaser
- Coordinates
- 46.847, -100.615
The tornado formed in an open field east of Menoken and moved southeast over Interstate 94 before dissipating. The tornado impacted no structures, thus there was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).
Hail, Wells
- When
- June 27, 9:45 PM CST to 9:50 PM CST
- Where
- Wells County, 4.43 mi ENE of Chaseley
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.470, -99.710
Wind driven hail caused extensive damage throughout the community of Bowdon, with most homes suffering broken windows. Significant vehicle damage also occurred along with widespread roof damage.
Tornado, Kidder
- When
- June 27, 9:57 PM CST to 10:14 PM CST
- Where
- Kidder County, 8.27 mi SSW of Steele Muni Arpt to 7.29 mi SSW of Steele Muni Arpt
- Rating
- EFU
- Path length
- 1.31 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Reported by
- Storm Chaser
- Coordinates
- 46.733, -100.017
The slow moving tornado formed over Long Lake and tracked in a generally northerly direction over the lake before dissipating. The tornado impacted no structures, thus there was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).
Thunderstorm Wind, Burleigh
- When
- June 27, 10:00 PM CST to 10:03 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, 2.36 mi W of Mc Kenzie
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.820, -100.450
Two large trees were uprooted and were laying across a road.
Tornado, Burleigh
- When
- June 27, 10:12 PM CST to 10:14 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, 4.86 mi SE of Menoken to 5.38 mi SSW of Mc Kenzie
- Rating
- EFU
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 46.762, -100.461
The tornado formed in an open field south-southwest of McKenzie and tracked to the southeast before dissipating. The tornado impacted no structures, thus there was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).
Hail, Emmons
- When
- June 27, 10:46 PM CST to 10:48 PM CST
- Where
- Emmons County, 1.18 mi NW of Temvik
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.380, -100.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Stutsman
- When
- June 27, 11:30 PM CST to 11:32 PM CST
- Where
- Stutsman County, 1.17 mi NE of State Hospital
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 46.890, -98.650
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.
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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: 1263541, 1263542, 1263543, 1263544, 1263545, 1263546, 1263547, 1263548, 1263549, 1263551, 1263552, 1269714, 1263554, 1263555, 1263556, 1263557, 1263558, 1263559, 1263560, 1263561, 1263562, 1263563, 1263565, 1269725, 1263566, 1263567, 1263568, 1263569, 1263570, 1263571, 1263572, 1270547, 1263573, 1270552, 1263582, 1263583, 1263622, 1263584, 1263585, 1270556, and more.