Hail, Morton
- When
- May 21, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Morton County, Judson
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.716, -101.281 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, May 21, 1995
6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 9
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Burleigh
- When
- May 21, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, Bismarck
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.977, -100.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two thunderstorms merged north of Mandan causing torrential rain, hail up to golf ball-size for over 20 minutes, and winds to 65 mph, in Bismarck and Mandan. Piles of pea to golf ball-size hail covered the ground. Homes in Mandan had windows broke due to the hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Burleigh
- When
- May 21, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, Bismarck
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.977, -100.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two thunderstorms merged north of Mandan causing torrential rain, hail up to golf ball-size for over 20 minutes, and winds to 65 mph, in Bismarck and Mandan. Piles of pea to golf ball-size hail covered the ground. Homes in Mandan had windows broke due to the hail.
Hail, Burleigh
- When
- May 21, 5:18 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, South Bismarck
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.977, -100.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two thunderstorms merged north of Mandan causing torrential rain, hail up to golf ball-size for over 20 minutes, and winds to 65 mph, in Bismarck and Mandan. Piles of pea to golf ball-size hail covered the ground. Homes in Mandan had windows broke due to the hail.
Hail, Burleigh
- When
- May 21, 5:21 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, Bismarck (Bis)
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.977, -100.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two thunderstorms merged north of Mandan causing torrential rain, hail up to golf ball-size for over 20 minutes, and winds to 65 mph, in Bismarck and Mandan. Piles of pea to golf ball-size hail covered the ground. Homes in Mandan had windows broke due to the hail.
Hail, Emmons
- When
- May 21, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Emmons County, Hazelton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.285, -100.239 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Emmons
- When
- May 21, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Emmons County, N of Linton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.285, -100.239 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Emmons
- When
- May 21, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Emmons County, Hazelton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.285, -100.239 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh
- When
- May 21, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- McIntosh County, Wishek
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.112, -99.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
,,,,,,,,Hail (0.75) Strong thunderstorm winds tore the doors off a barn and blew a 1000 gallon water tank one and one-half miles away.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
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The same day elsewhere
More
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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: 10337062, 10338060, 10338061, 10338062, 10338063, 10337715, 10337716, 10337750, 10338067.