North Dakota, 2001Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 20, 2001
July 20, 2001 · NWS BIS · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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 Jul 19, 2:15 PM CST, 9 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 2:15 PM CST, 9 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
315 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2001
THE SURFACE LOW HAS REDEVELOPED OVER THE WESTERN DAKOTAS AND EASTERN
MONTANA OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS AND DEWPOINTS ACROSS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA REMAIN HIGH...IN THE 60S. A SHORT WAVE MOVING
ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA HAS AIDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS
FROM WILLISTON TO RAPID CITY WITH MOVEMENT GENERALLY TO THE
NORTHEAST. LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER NIGHT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINING OVER THE ROCKIES INTO THE
WEEKEND...DON'T SEE AND END TO THE CONVECTIVE WEATHER UNTIL MONDAY.
AT THAT TIME AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL HAVE DROPPED INTO THE HUDSON
BAY REGION DAMPENING THE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND PUSHING A
SURFACE HIGH OVER SOUTHERN MANITOBA. THAT WILL DROP THE DEWPOINTS
INTO THE 40S AND 50S ACROSS ND ENDING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
CONVECTION. WILL KEEP THE FORECAST PERIOD 3FROM MONDAY TO THURSDAY
DRY...AS THE POTENTIAL FOR PRECIP WILL BE AROUND CLIMATOLOGY. TEMPS
WILL BE SEASONAL.
.BIS...NONE.
TSW
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 19, 10:35 PM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1135 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1132 PM (BIS)BISMARCK MUNI ARPT ND 76 MPH TSTM GUST
07/19/01 BURLEIGH TREES DOWN IN TOWN.
POWER OUT ACROSS MUCH
OF CITY.Local storm report, Jul 19, 11:05 PM CST, 55 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, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1210 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1205 AM STEELE ND 60 MPH TSTM GUST
07/20/01 KIDDER REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
VERY HEAVY RAIN AND PEA
SIZE HAIL.Local storm report, Jul 19, 11:26 PM CST, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1226 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1225 AM 8 S STANLEY ND .75 INCH HAIL
07/20/01 MOUNTRAIL VERY HEAVY RAIN.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Jul 19, 11:38 PM CST, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1238 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1228 AM 2 W MAX ND .75 INCH HAIL
07/20/01 MCLEAN REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER. LOTS OF IT.Local storm report, Jul 19, 11:49 PM CST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1248 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1245 AM PALERMO ND 1.75 INCH HAIL
07/20/01 MOUNTRAIL REPORTED BY PUBLIC.Thunderstorm Wind, Wells
- When
- July 20, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wells County, Fessenden
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 47.650, -99.617
Numerous tree branches and limbs down. A grain bin flatten by the wind. Visibility reduced to several yards in heavy rain driven rain.
- 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.
- Heat in Wisconsin, July 20, 20011 death · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Montana, July 20, 2001$2.5 million · F0 · 41 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 20, 2001$22,000 · 1.25 in hail · 10 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 20, 20012 injured · $500 · 2 events
- Hail in South Dakota, July 20, 20011.75 in hail · 2 events
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, July 20, 20012 events
- Flash Flooding in Montana, July 20, 20012 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 20, 200162 kt wind · 2 events
- High Surf in Hawaii, July 20 to 23, 20012 events
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 20, 200152 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail in North Dakota, July 20, 20011 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in North Dakota, July 20, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 5257533.