Hail, Ransom
- When
- September 25, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Ransom County, 4 mi SW of Englevale
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.370, -97.970
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, September 25, 1998
5 hail, 2 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
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 Aberdeen radar (KABR), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:22 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Ransom
- When
- September 25, 8:36 PM CST
- Where
- Ransom County, 8 mi SW of Lisbon
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.350, -97.800
Hail, Ransom
- When
- September 25, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Ransom County, Lisbon
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.430, -97.680
The hail was 5 inches deep in Lisbon, requiring a plow to clear the streets.
Hail, Ransom
- When
- September 25, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Ransom County, 5 mi E of Lisbon
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.430, -97.580
Hail, Cass
- When
- September 25, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, Leonard
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.650, -97.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- September 25, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, 4 mi SE of Christine
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.550, -96.750
A 50 foot tall radio tower was blown down in the strong wind.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- September 25, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, Colfax
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 46.470, -96.870
Two large railroad crossing arms were blown over in the wind.
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
- Hurricane in Alabama, September 25 to 29, 1998
- Hurricane in Florida, September 25 to 29, 1998
- Hurricane in Mississippi, September 25 to 29, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, September 25, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, September 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, September 25, 1998
- Hurricane in Florida, September 25 to 27, 1998
- High Wind in Iowa, September 25, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, September 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 25, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, September 25 to 26, 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: 5664475, 5664476, 5664477, 5664478, 5664479, 5664480, 5664481.