Hail, Benson
- When
- May 14, 12:10 AM CST
- Where
- Benson County, 8 mi SE of Minnewaukan
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.980, -99.130
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, May 14, 1998
5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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
- $600
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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
5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Ramsey
- When
- May 14, 12:45 PM CST to 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ramsey County, 7 mi E of Garske
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.370, -98.720
Hail, Cavalier
- When
- May 14, 1:15 PM CST
- Where
- Cavalier County, Langdon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.750, -98.370
Hail, Ramsey
- When
- May 14, 1:15 PM CST
- Where
- Ramsey County, 6 mi E of Garske
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.370, -98.730
Hail, Cavalier
- When
- May 14, 1:57 PM CST
- Where
- Cavalier County, Langdon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.750, -98.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- May 14, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, Dwight
- Property damage
- $200
- Coordinates
- 46.300, -96.730
The strong wind blew trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- May 14, 11:25 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, 4 mi W of Abercrombie
- Property damage
- $200
- Coordinates
- 46.450, -96.800
The strong wind blew several trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- May 14, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, Colfax
- Property damage
- $200
- Coordinates
- 46.470, -96.870
The strong wind blew several trees down.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 14 to 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 14 to 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 14 to 15, 1998
- Flooding in Puerto Rico, May 14, 1998
- High Wind in Kansas, May 14 to 15, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 14 to 15, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, May 14, 1998
- High Wind in New Mexico, May 14, 1998
- High Wind in Oklahoma, May 14, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, May 14, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 14, 1998
- Hail in Texas, May 14 to 15, 1998
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: 5640509, 5640516, 5640510, 5640511, 5640512, 5640513, 5640514, 5640515.