Thunderstorm Wind, Bowman
- When
- May 4, 3:25 PM MST
- Where
- Bowman County, Bowman
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.180, -103.400
75 MPH WIND
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, May 4 to 17, 1997
11 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
- 13
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 Bismarck radar (KBIS), 213 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:22 UTC.
Event by event
11 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stark
- When
- May 4, 3:40 PM MST
- Where
- Stark County, Dickinson
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.880, -102.780
68 MPH WIND
Thunderstorm Wind, Stark
- When
- May 4, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Stark County, Gladstone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.870, -102.550
60 MPH WIND SHINGLES BLOWN OFF NUMEROUS ROOFS
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- May 4, 4:07 PM MST
- Where
- Adams County, Hettinger
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.000, -102.630
64 MPH WIND
Thunderstorm Wind, Hettinger
- When
- May 4, 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Hettinger County, Mott
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.380, -102.320
60 MPH WIND
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- May 4, 4:53 PM MST
- Where
- Grant County, 3 mi S of Leith
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.300, -101.630
70 MPH WIND
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- May 4, 5:25 PM MST
- Where
- Grant County, Shields
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.230, -101.130
60 MPH WIND
Thunderstorm Wind, Sioux
- When
- May 4, 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Sioux County, Selfridge
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.030, -100.930
60 MPH WIND NUMEROUS TREE BRANCHES REPORTED DOWN
Thunderstorm Wind, Sioux
- When
- May 4, 5:55 PM MST
- Where
- Sioux County, Ft Yates
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.080, -100.630
70 MPH WIND TREE BRANCHES UP TO 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER DOWN
Thunderstorm Wind, Morton
- When
- May 7, 2:15 PM MST
- Where
- Morton County, Glen Ullin
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.820, -101.830
68 MPH WIND
Thunderstorm Wind, Burleigh
- When
- May 7, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, 5 mi N of Bismarck
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.870, -100.770
70 MPH WIND WITH REPORTS OF TREES BEING BLOWN OVER
Hail, Dickey
- When
- May 17, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Dickey County, 1 mi E of Fullerton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.170, -98.400
0.75 INCH HAIL
Hail, Dickey
- When
- May 17, 6:12 PM CST
- Where
- Dickey County, 5 mi S of Guelph
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.950, -98.230
0.75 INCH HAIL
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.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Alaska, May 4 to 5, 1997
- Flood in North Carolina, May 4, 1997
- Hurricane in Guam, May 4 to 11, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 4, 1997
- High Wind in Montana, May 4, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, May 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 4, 1997
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: 5592323, 5592311, 5592313, 5592312, 5592315, 5592314, 5592316, 5592317, 5592318, 5592319, 5592320, 5592321, 5592322.