Thunderstorm Wind, McKenzie
- When
- May 26, 6:50 AM CST
- Where
- McKenzie County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.800, -103.280
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, May 26, 1988
8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Kidder
- When
- May 26, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Kidder County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.120, -99.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Stutsman
- When
- May 26, 4:56 PM CST
- Where
- Stutsman County
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.900, -98.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Barnes
- When
- May 26, 5:58 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.920, -98.000
Hail, McIntosh
- When
- May 26, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- McIntosh County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.030, -99.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Dickey
- When
- May 26, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Dickey County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.130, -98.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Barnes
- When
- May 26, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.650, -98.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- May 26, 6:26 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.770, -97.550
Hail, Ransom
- When
- May 26, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ransom County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.400, -97.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- May 26, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.870, -96.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- May 26, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.580, -96.800
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 10086276, 10086277, 10086278, 10086279, 10086280, 10086281, 10086282, 10086283, 10086284, 10086285, 10086286.