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Thunderstorm Wind — Ramsey, North Dakota

August 11, 2000 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
$10.0M
Magnitude
96 M
Area
Ramsey

Event narrative (NOAA)

Strong winds hit the city of Devils Lake, toppling power poles, trees, signs, and light signals. Debris from a roof struck and injured a pedestrian. The 96 knot wind gust was measured at the Law Enforcement Center. A 40x60 foot steel building was thrown 150 feet onto a passing vehicle. The motorist inside was not discovered until 12 hours later. It took an additional hour to free the 48 year-old man from the vehicle. A mobile home was also overturned. 250 homes in the city were damaged, leading the governor to declare a state of emergency.

Other notable thunderstorm wind events in North Dakota

Morton · June 25, 19991 killedMclean · June 29, 20181 killedRolette · July 7, 20051 killedCass · July 4, 1999$80.0MGrand Forks · August 8, 2001$18.0MStutsman · September 14, 2018$12.0M

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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