Thunderstorm Wind, Ward
- When
- August 25, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Ward County, Minot
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.233, -101.283
Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 25, 2002
1 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
- 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 25, 1:45 PM CST, 6 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 1:45 PM CST, 6 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 245 PM CDT SUN AUG 25 2002 A WEAK TROUGH ALOFT WILL LIKELY GENERATE SINGLE CELLED THUNDERSTORMS WITH SLOW MOVEMENT IN MAX HEATING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE IS IN NORTHWEST ND NEAR THE TROUGHS AXIS. A WEAK VORTICITY LOBE ROTATING AROUND THE NOSE OF THE TROUGH WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT. THEN THE FLOW WILL BECOME WESTERLY OVER ND AS THE DEEPEST PART OF THE TROUGH MOVES INTO CANADA. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AND SHORT WAVES ALOFT WILL MAINTAIN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. FAVORABLE SHEAR IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF FORECAST AREA LATE MONDAY TO BRING A CHANCE OF STRONG ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS. THE UPPER FLOW TILTS SOUTHWEST TUESDAY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WEAK INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH. FOR EXTENDED PERIOD...THE MRF MAINTAINS A PERSISTENT UPPER SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH A CONTINUING SERIES OF SHORT WAVES. A SOUTHERLY SURFACE FLOW WILL ALSO HELP KEEP DEWPOINTS ABOVE 50 DEG FOR A CHANCE OF MORE THUNDERSTORMS. .BIS...NONE. LM
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 25, 6:03 PM CST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
NDZ009-017-260100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 702 PM CDT (602 PM MDT) SUN AUG 25 2002 AT 700 PM CDT (600 PM MDT) LOCAL RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER WILLIAMS AND MCKENZIE COUNTIES...STRETCHING ROUGHLY FROM BONETRAIL TO GRASSY BUTTE. THE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS OVER THE NEXT HOUR. USE CAUTION IF OUTDOORS...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS WHERE MINOR FLOODING MAY OCCUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES. THOMSON
Local storm report, Aug 25, 7:09 PM CST, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
809 PM CDT SUN AUG 25 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0730 PM BOWBELLS ND .75 INCH HAIL
08/25/02 BURKE REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.Local storm report, Aug 25, 7:12 PM CST, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
812 PM CDT SUN AUG 25 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0745 PM KENMARE ND .75 INCH HAIL
08/25/02 WARD REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.Special weather statement, Aug 25, 7:13 PM CST, 42 minutes before
NDZ001-009-260215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 813 PM CDT (713 PM MDT) SUN AUG 25 2002 AT 810 PM CDT (710 PM MDT) LOCAL RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WILLIAMS COUNTY...STRETCHING ROUGHLY FROM BONETRAIL TO TIOGA. THE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND WILL SOON MOVE INTO SOUTHERN DIVIDE COUNTY. SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS OVER THE NEXT HOUR. USE CAUTION IF OUTDOORS...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS WHERE MINOR FLOODING MAY OCCUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES. THOMSON
Local storm report, Aug 25, 7:18 PM CST, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
818 PM CDT SUN AUG 25 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0815 PM 6 NE TOLLEY ND .75 INCH HAIL
08/25/02 RENVILLE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.Local storm report, Aug 25, 7:52 PM CST, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
852 PM CDT SUN AUG 25 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0845 PM SHERWOOD ND .75 INCH HAIL
08/25/02 RENVILLE REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 25, 2002
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Arkansas, August 25, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 25, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 25, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, August 25, 2002
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 25, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 25, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 25, 2002
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, August 25, 2002
- Hail in Montana, August 25, 2002
- Hail in North Dakota, August 25 to 26, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 25, 2002
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: 5310212.