Hail in North Dakota, July 19, 2001

Name: Hail in North Dakota, July 19, 2001
Start: 2001-07-19T23:28
End: 2001-07-19T23:28
Location: North Dakota

July 19, 2001 · NWS BIS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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What forecasters said that day

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 19, 10:18 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 19, 10:33 PM CST, 55 minutes before

NDZ017-200530-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND
1133 PM CDT (1033 PM MDT) THU JUL 19 2001

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MCKENZIE
COUNTY WILL MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST THROUGH 1230 PM CDT (1130 PM MDT).
THESE STORMS WILL PASS THROUGH THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK
(NORTH UNIT) AND GRASSY BUTTE...THEN REMAIN OVER RURAL AREAS
THROUGH 1130 PM MDT. EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN... WIND GUSTS TO) 50 MPH
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING WITH THESE STORMS.

MR

Local storm report, Jul 19, 10:35 PM CST, 53 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 19, 11:05 PM CST, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

1205 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2001

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

           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1155 PM    LOSTWOOD                  ND   .75 INCH HAIL

07/19/01   MOUNTRAIL                      SPOTTER REPORT,

                                          VISIBILITIES LESS THAN

                                          1/8 MILE. REPORTED BY

                                          STORM SPOTTER.

Local storm report, Jul 19, 11:11 PM CST, 17 minutes before

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, McLean

When: July 19, 11:28 PM CST
Where: McLean County, 2 mi W of Max
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 47.817, -101.350

Hail covered the ground.

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 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in North Dakota, July 2001

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5257057.