Hail in North Dakota, May 31, 1996

Name: Hail in North Dakota, May 31, 1996
Start: 1996-05-31T15:00
End: 1996-05-31T15:00
Location: North Dakota

May 31, 1996 · NWS BIS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

hail broke out windows and the skylights on a farmhouse. Siding was also dented.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $12,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Events: 1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS BIS wrote it up.

hail broke out windows and the skylights on a farmhouse. Siding was also dented.

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:59 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Emmons

When: May 31, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Emmons County, 4 mi NW of Hazelton
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Property damage: $12,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 46.520, -100.350

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Dakota in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in North Dakota, May 1996

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: 5547034.