North Dakota, 2001

Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 8, 2001

August 8, 2001 · NWS BIS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 8, 12:30 AM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 12:30 AM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
130 AM CDT WED AUG 8 2001

THE FLOW REGIME IS PROGGED BY THE MODELS TO CHANGE DRAMATICALLY BY
60 HRS AS A STRONG SHORT WAVE PASSAGE LATE TONIGHT HERALDS A RETURN
TO A COOLER MID LEVEL FLOW FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS WILL BRING
SEVERAL DAYS OF SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER TO WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

AT DAYBREAK TODAY CONVECTION WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING ALONG AND NORTH
OF THE EAST/WEST SURFACE BOUNDARY BISECTING THE STATE. THIS BOUNDARY
IS PROGGED TO SLOWLY DROP SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY...WITH RENEWED
SEVERE WEATHER ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRONT...LIKELY TO REGENERATE
BETWEEN 18Z AND 00Z...AS THE THE STRONG SHORTWAVE APPROACHES FROM
THE NORTHWEST. USING THE 00Z ETA FRONTAL POSITION...IT APPEARS THAT
THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL EXTEND FROM BIS TO JMS AND POINTS
SOUTH.

IN THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTMENT...I USED THE ETA SURFACE TEMPERATURES
AND DEWPOINTS. THEY HAVE BEEN BETTER THAN THE MOS VALUES. THE ETA
INDICATES BIS AND JAMESTOWN WILL REACH THE LOW TO MID 90S WITH 70
DEWPOINTS. THIS WILL PUT US JUST BELOW HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA.

THURSDAY WILL BE DRY AND SUNNY FOR THE WHOLE FORECAST AREA AS
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES INTO THE STATE.

.BIS...NONE.
RS LEBLANG

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 7, 9:14 PM CST, 4 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1014 PM CDT TUE AUG 07 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0955 PM    CARRINGTON                ND   1 INCH HAIL
08/07/01   FOSTER                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

1008 PM    3 SW STANLEY              ND   .75 INCH HAIL
08/07/01   MOUNTRAIL                      REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 9:35 PM CST, 4 hours before
NDZ009-017-080535-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND
1035 PM CDT (935 PM MDT) TUE AUG 7 2001

A BROAD AREA OF SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS CONTINUES ACROSS MCKENZIE
AND EASTERN WILLIAMS COUNTIES THIS EVENING. THE ACTIVITY IS MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE
LIGHT...PERIODS OF MODERATE SHOWERS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE. USE CAUTION TO ASSURE SAFETY DURING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

ASSID
Local storm report, Aug 7, 10:51 PM CST, 2 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1151 PM CDT TUE AUG 07 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1130 PM    EDMUNDS                   ND   1.75 INCH HAIL
08/07/01   STUTSMAN                       REPORTED BY JAMESTOWN
                                          WARNING POINT.
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 11:39 PM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
NDZ001-009-017-080630-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND
1239 AM CDT (1139 PM MDT) WED AUG 8 2001

AT 1235 AM CDT (1130 PM MDT) RADAR IN WILLISTON CONTINUES TO
INDICATE AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN
PART OF MCKENZIE COUNTY EXTENDING NORTHWARD THROUGH CENTRAL
WILLIAMS COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER THESE
COUNTIES DUE TO A FRONTAL BOUNDARY LOCATED IN THE AREA. THE
DEVELOPING STORMS ARE MOVING MOSTLY TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH. SMALL
HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTENING CAN BE EXPECTED
WITH THESE STORMS. GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY CAUSING THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE
AREA BY MID MORNING RESULTING IN DECREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ward

When
August 8, 1:35 AM CST
Where
Ward County, 2 mi N of Surrey
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
48.267, -101.133

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5257379.