North Dakota, 2001

Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 11, 2001

June 11, 2001 · NWS FGF · 17 events in 7 counties and zones

14 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$17,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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 Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 11, 1:50 AM CST, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 1:50 AM CST, 10 minutes before
FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
250 AM CDT MON JUN 11 2001

...FORECAST CHALLENGE TODAY WILL BE SVR WX AND HEAVY RAIN THREAT...

.CURRENT OBSERVATIONS...06Z SFC ANALYSIS SHOWING SFC LOW IN EXTREME
NW SD WITH WARM FRONT EXTENDING NORTHWARD THROUGH ND. COLD FRONT
NOW ENTERING EXTREME NW ND. IR AND RADAR IMAGERY SHOWING 2 LARGE
TSTM CLUSTERS IN NC AND SW ND. 5 MIN LIGHTNING STRIKES SHOWING
AMAZING OVER 800 CG STRIKES WITH THESE SYSTEMS. REFER TO LATEST SPC
SWOMCD FOR LATEST CONVECTIVE TRENDS.

.SHORT TERM...DYNAMIC SITUATION SETTING UP FOR TODAY INTO THE EARLY
EVENING. WENT WITH ETA SOLUTION FOR THIS FORECAST. STRONG H25 100+
KNOT JET MAX RIDING OVER THE CREST OF RIDGE THIS MORNING. STRONG
ISOTACH GRADIENT OF RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION JUST NORTH OF THE BORDER.
THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SFC WARM FRONTOGENESIS IS RESULTING IN GOOD
DYNAMIC DESTABILIZATION. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT TODAY
WITH PWATS AROUND 1.5 INCHES. SFC AND H85 THERMODYNAMICS ARE ALSO
IMPRESSIVE. H85 THETA-E VALUES OVER 340K ACROSS SOUTHERN CWA.
THUS...GIVEN RECENT HEAVY RAINS IN SOUTHERN COUNTIES...FLASH FLOOD
WATCH STILL LOOK GOOD AND WILL KEEP IN PLACE. AGREE WITH MAIN POINTS
OF SPC SWODY1. TIMING OF FROPA SHOULD HAVE MOST OF THE CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY OUT OF THE DVL AREA BY 18Z. WILL KEEP MENTION OF TSTMS IN
THE FAR SE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

.MID TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING SHOULD PROVIDE A QUIET
RESPITE FROM THE SVR WX AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE INTO THE
NORTHERN PLAINS. A STRONG SFC LOW BUILDS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS FOR
EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION
POSSIBLE. UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS ARE ONCE AGAIN IMPRESSIVE FOR JUNE
WITH A STRONG COUPLED H25 JET WITH MAX UVV OVER THE DAKOTAS AGAIN IN
THE 06Z-12Z TIME FRAME WEDNESDAY.

.EXTENDED...NO CHANGES PLANNED ATTM.

.FGF...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TODAY FOR RANSOM...SARGENT...RICHLAND...
WILKIN...OTTERTAIL AND GRANT COUNTIES.

BRAMER

The radar

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Event by event

14 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benson

When
June 11, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Benson County, 4 mi E of Leeds
Property damage
$500
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.733, -97.767

Tree branches were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Towner

When
June 11, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Towner County, Cando
Property damage
$500
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
48.283, -99.350

Large tree branches were blown down.

Hail, Ransom

When
June 11, 7:20 AM CST
Where
Ransom County, 2 mi N of Ft Ransom
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
48.483, -99.200

Hail, Ransom

When
June 11, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Ransom County, Mc Leod
Measured
2 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.550, -97.917

Hail, Richland

When
June 11, 8:03 AM CST
Where
Richland County, 8 mi NW of Wyndmere
Measured
2 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.400, -97.300

Hail, Barnes

When
June 11, 8:15 AM CST
Where
Barnes County, 2 mi S of Eckelson
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.350, -97.250

Hail, Richland

When
June 11, 8:15 AM CST
Where
Richland County, Wahpeton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.900, -98.333

Hail, Barnes

When
June 11, 8:46 AM CST to 8:50 AM CST
Where
Barnes County, Valley City
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.267, -96.600

Hail, Cass

When
June 11, 9:17 AM CST
Where
Cass County, 1 mi E of Tower City
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.917, -98.000

Hail, Barnes

When
June 11, 9:20 AM CST
Where
Barnes County, 5 mi SW of Valley City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.933, -97.650

Hail, Barnes

When
June 11, 9:30 AM CST
Where
Barnes County, 1 mi N of Valley City
Measured
2 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.867, -98.067

Hail, Cass

When
June 11, 9:40 AM CST
Where
Cass County, 2 mi N of Buffalo
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$500
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.933, -98.000

The hail broke the windshield on a car.

Hail, Barnes

When
June 11, 9:48 AM CST
Where
Barnes County, Kathryn
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.450, -97.067

Hail, Cass

When
June 11, 10:10 AM CST
Where
Cass County, 5 mi E of Argusville
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.950, -97.533

Hail, Richland

When
June 11, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Richland County, 7 mi NW of Walcott
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.050, -96.833

Hail, Cass

When
June 11, 10:36 AM CST to 10:44 AM CST
Where
Cass County, Fargo
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.617, -97.033

Thunderstorm Wind, Traill

When
June 11, 11:15 AM CST
Where
Traill County, Taft
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
46.867, -96.783

Strong winds destroyed a garage near Taft. One of the large beams that supported the garage was carried 50 feet and into the neighboring trailer home wall.

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5251494, 5251412, 5251413, 5251414, 5251415, 5251416, 5251417, 5251418, 5251419, 5251420, 5251421, 5251422, 5251427, 5251423, 5251424, 5251425, 5251426.