Thunderstorm Wind in EDDY, NORTH DAKOTA
From 11-AUG-00 23:40:00 to 11-AUG-00 23:40:00 (CST)
Location: SHEYENNE
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

The wind blew down tree branches.

Thunderstorm Wind in BENSON, NORTH DAKOTA
From 11-AUG-00 23:40:00 to 11-AUG-00 23:40:00 (CST)
Location: FT TOTTEN
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

The wind blew down large tree branches, damaged a barn roof, and moved an empty grain bin several feet.

Thunderstorm Wind in RAMSEY, NORTH DAKOTA
From 11-AUG-00 23:40:00 to 11-AUG-00 23:40:00 (CST)
Location: DEVILS LAKE
Property damage: 7M
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

68 consecutive power poles were damaged by the high winds across the Devils Lake area.  This amounted to about 8 miles of line.  Some of the damaged poles ended up on the bottom of Devils Lake, as the lines cut across several bays.

Thunderstorm Wind in EDDY, NORTH DAKOTA
From 11-AUG-00 23:55:00 to 11-AUG-00 23:55:00 (CST)
Location: HAMAR
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Large branches were blown down by the strong wind.

Thunderstorm Wind in RAMSEY, NORTH DAKOTA
From 11-AUG-00 23:50:00 to 12-AUG-00 00:10:00 (CST)
Location: DEVILS LAKE
Magnitude: 96 M
Property damage: 10M
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

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.

Thunderstorm Wind in RAMSEY, NORTH DAKOTA
From 11-AUG-00 23:45:00 to 11-AUG-00 23:45:00 (CST)
Location: DEVILS LAKE
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

A large storage building was destroyed by the strong winds.  A 16 ton semi truck was pushed 30 feet sideways into a pole.

Thunderstorm Wind in BENSON, NORTH DAKOTA
From 11-AUG-00 23:30:00 to 11-AUG-00 23:30:00 (CST)
Location: MINNEWAUKAN
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Numerous trees were uprooted in Minnewaukan.  One tree fell on a porch roof.  Power was out for 5 hours.

Thunderstorm Wind in BENSON, NORTH DAKOTA
From 11-AUG-00 23:50:00 to 11-AUG-00 23:50:00 (CST)
Location: FT TOTTEN
Property damage: 1M
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Wind damage also occurred around the Fort Totten area.  Several planned housing developments under construction sustained heavy damage.  The Spirit Lake Casino also reported some damage.

Thunderstorm Wind in BENSON, NORTH DAKOTA
From 11-AUG-00 23:10:00 to 11-AUG-00 23:10:00 (CST)
Location: MADDOCK
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Tree branches were blown off in the Maddock area.

Thunderstorm Wind in BENSON, NORTH DAKOTA
From 11-AUG-00 23:25:00 to 11-AUG-00 23:25:00 (CST)
Location: MADDOCK
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Tree branches were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in EDDY, NORTH DAKOTA
From 11-AUG-00 23:30:00 to 11-AUG-00 23:30:00 (CST)
Location: SHEYENNE
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Numerous trees were blown down in Sheyenne and a mobile home roof was damaged.