Stutsman storm history

Multiple power poles were broken and power lines were down, resulting in an extended power outage. One indirect death occurred near Courtenay. A 76-year-old man died when the power to his home was cut off during the storm, causing his breathing machine to fail while he slept.

Hail to three inches in dimameter caused significant damage throughout the city of Jamestown and surrounding areas. Many roofs were damaged, with a few having holes punched through the sheathing. Vehicles throughout the city were severely damged.

Over 200 utility poles were broken, along with multiple cross-members. Many miles of power lines throughout the county were down. At one point, approximately 9,500 customer services were without power, which was roughly 77% of all services in the county. Most of Jamestown was wit…

Nine single legged aluminum and steel electrical towers covering approximately one-quarter mile were damaged by strong thunderstorm winds. Seven of the towers were completely destroyed and had to be replaced. The remaining two towers were partially taken down, but were salvageabl…

Damage to 200 farm dwellings, including elevators, dams and silos.

hail fell in Jamestown for 70 minutes, with hail ranging in size from marble to softball. Extensive damage done

Jamestown got 16 inches of snow, and on a 22 mile stretch of road, ther were 67 powers poles destroyed.

Strong winds and snow combined to produce a blizzard.

Power lines were down in the yard. Parts of a shop roof that was recently installed were torn off. Other items were blown around throughout the yard.

Significant damage, primarily to trees, occurred over the southern part of Jamestown. The area with the greatest damage was generally between Foxtrot Road on the west and and 10th Avenue East on the east, resulting in a path length of approximately two miles. The width of the gre…

Significant damage occurred to buildings and grain handling equipment. Two newer pole-barn buildings had a significant portion of the structure destroyed with collapsed walls and roofs. The damage was primarily on the west side of both buildings, with farm equipment damaged insid…

Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by the public.

The tornado briefly touched down southwest of Spiritwood from the storm that eventually produced the damaging tornado that developed east of Spiritwood and tracked into Barnes County. This occurred in an open field and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By N…

Half of the roof on a shop was blown off, and siding was blown off the house.

A large tree was uprooted.