Thunderstorm Wind in TRAILL, NORTH DAKOTA
From 08-AUG-01 00:20:00 to 08-AUG-01 00:20:00 (CST)
Location: HILLSBORO
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

4 grain bins were destroyed, spilling 200,000 bushels of barley over U.S. Highway 81.  The highway was closed to traffic until the grain could be moved.

Thunderstorm Wind in TRAILL, NORTH DAKOTA
From 08-AUG-01 00:22:00 to 08-AUG-01 00:22:00 (CST)
Location: CALEDONIA
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A home under construction was flattened.

Thunderstorm Wind in TRAILL, NORTH DAKOTA
From 08-AUG-01 00:18:00 to 08-AUG-01 00:18:00 (CST)
Location: HILLSBORO
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A church, built in the 1880s, lost its steeple to the strong wind.

Thunderstorm Wind in TRAILL, NORTH DAKOTA
From 08-AUG-01 00:20:00 to 08-AUG-01 00:20:00 (CST)
Location: HILLSBORO
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

7 railroad cars were tipped over at the sugarbeet plant.

Thunderstorm Wind in TRAILL, NORTH DAKOTA
From 08-AUG-01 00:20:00 to 08-AUG-01 00:20:00 (CST)
Location: HILLSBORO
Magnitude: 96 M
Property damage: 1M
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A Davis system measured a 110 mph wind gust with sustained winds at 100 mph.  2,400 trees were blown down along with 23 miles of powerline.  27 National Guard members were called in to help the community.  Road and business signs were folded over by the wind and some windows in town were blown in.  25 percent of the 200 homes in town were damaged.  The courthouse dome was damaged and the local government communications tower was blown over.  A 12x40 foot warehouse was blown down with its contents scattered.  Minor damage occurred to 2 motorhomes in the city's westside RV park and campground.  Several semi trucks were flipped over along Interstate 29 on the west edge of town.

Thunderstorm Wind in CASS, NORTH DAKOTA
From 08-AUG-01 00:20:00 to 08-AUG-01 00:20:00 (CST)
Location: GRANDIN
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Two large grain bins were blown down along with numerous trees.

Thunderstorm Wind in GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
From 08-AUG-01 02:30:00 to 08-AUG-01 02:30:00 (CST)
Location: LARIMORE
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Tree branches were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in TRAILL, NORTH DAKOTA
From 08-AUG-01 00:15:00 to 08-AUG-01 00:15:00 (CST)
Location: MAYVILLE
Magnitude: 61 E
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

70 mph winds were reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in RAMSEY, NORTH DAKOTA
From 08-AUG-01 01:35:00 to 08-AUG-01 01:35:00 (CST)
Location: DEVILS LAKE ARPT
Magnitude: 55 M
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

63 mph winds were measured at the Devils Lake airport.

Thunderstorm Wind in TRAILL, NORTH DAKOTA
From 08-AUG-01 00:15:00 to 08-AUG-01 00:15:00 (CST)
Location: CLIFFORD
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

One 50,000 bushel grain bin was destroyed and 7 others were damaged.  Many trees were uprooted.

Thunderstorm Wind in TRAILL, NORTH DAKOTA
From 08-AUG-01 00:15:00 to 08-AUG-01 00:15:00 (CST)
Location: MAYVILLE
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A grain bin was torn from its foundation and blown a mile away.

Thunderstorm Wind in TRAILL, NORTH DAKOTA
From 08-AUG-01 00:15:00 to 08-AUG-01 00:15:00 (CST)
Location: CLIFFORD
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A grain bin was lifted off its foundation and into a grain dryer.

Thunderstorm Wind in TRAILL, NORTH DAKOTA
From 08-AUG-01 00:20:00 to 08-AUG-01 00:20:00 (CST)
Location: HILLSBORO
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A crop dusting operation was damaged by the strong wind.  One airplane sustained major damage.

Thunderstorm Wind in TRAILL, NORTH DAKOTA
From 08-AUG-01 00:20:00 to 08-AUG-01 00:20:00 (CST)
Location: CUMMINGS
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A barn was destroyed by the strong wind.

Thunderstorm Wind in TRAILL, NORTH DAKOTA
From 08-AUG-01 00:15:00 to 08-AUG-01 00:15:00 (CST)
Location: GALESBURG
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Trees were blown down and a grain elevator was damaged.  One tree fell on a garage.

Thunderstorm Wind in STEELE, NORTH DAKOTA
From 08-AUG-01 00:20:00 to 08-AUG-01 00:20:00 (CST)
Location: PICKERT
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Trees were uprooted and a power pole was snapped by the strong wind.

Thunderstorm Wind in STEELE, NORTH DAKOTA
From 08-AUG-01 00:20:00 to 08-AUG-01 00:20:00 (CST)
Location: HOPE
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Numerous trees were blown down and an 85 foot steel grain bin was knocked down onto the railroad tracks.  The bin had an 83,000 bushel capacity.