Thunderstorm Wind, Wells
- When
- July 31, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wells County, Fessenden
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.650, -99.617
Storm traveled southeast along Highway 52. Numerous large trees down along its path.
Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 31, 2002
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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 Jul 31, 2:00 PM CST, 8 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 2:00 PM CST, 8 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 300 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2002 A COLD UPPER TROUGH WILL SWING THROUGH THE STATE OVERNIGHT...WITH ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT SETTING OFF SOME THUNDERSTORMS. ON THURSDAY I EXPECT A BROKEN CU DECK TO FORM IN THE NORTH AND A SCATTERED ONE IN THE SOUTH AS THE COLD SURFACE HIGH BEARS DOWN ON THE STATE. WE SHOULD SEE LOWS IN THE 40S THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH A WARM UP BEGINNING ON FRIDAY. IN THE LONGER TERM...A QUASI STATIONARY LONG WAVE TROUGH ON THE WEST COAST WILL SET THE STAGE FOR AN ACTIVE PERIOD OF WEATHER STARTING SATURDAY...AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK. THIS EXPECTED PATTERN WILL FEATURE A PERSISTENT EAST/WEST BOUNDARY OVER SOUTH DAKOTA. THIS HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN A GOOD MECHANISM FOR PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTH DAKOTA. .BIS...NONE. RSL
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 31, 5:24 PM CST, 5 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
624 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0515 PM 15 S MINOT ND 60 MPH TSTM GUST
07/31/02 WARD REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER. 60 MPH GUSTS
AND .25 HAIL.
0535 PM RUGBY ND 1 INCH HAIL
07/31/02 PIERCE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0536 PM 4 NE RUGBY ND 1.75 INCH HAIL
07/31/02 PIERCE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0605 PM 15 W GARRISON ND .75 INCH HAIL
07/31/02 MCLEAN REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.
0615 PM 3 E (MIB)MINOT AFB ND WIND DAMAGE
07/31/02 WARD REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR. 6 BRANCHES
DOWN, AND A GUSTY WIND
SHOOK THE HOUSE.Local storm report, Jul 31, 5:44 PM CST, 5 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ...CORRECTED 615 REPORT...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
644 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0515 PM 15 S MINOT ND 60 MPH TSTM GUST
07/31/02 WARD REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER. 60 MPH GUSTS
AND .25 HAIL.
0535 PM RUGBY ND 1 INCH HAIL
07/31/02 PIERCE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0536 PM 4 NE RUGBY ND 1.75 INCH HAIL
07/31/02 PIERCE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0605 PM 15 W GARRISON ND .75 INCH HAIL
07/31/02 MCLEAN REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.
0615 PM 13 SSE MINOT ND WIND DAMAGE
07/31/02 WARD REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR. 6 BRANCHES
DOWN, AND A GUSTY WIND
SHOOK THE HOUSE.Local storm report, Jul 31, 6:35 PM CST, 4 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
735 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0625 PM DRAKE ND .88 INCH HAIL
07/31/02 MCHENRY REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.Local storm report, Jul 31, 6:39 PM CST, 4 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
739 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0731 PM WILLOW CITY ND 1.75 INCH HAIL
07/31/02 BOTTINEAU REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.Local storm report, Jul 31, 7:01 PM CST, 3 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
801 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0755 PM ST ANTHONY ND .75 INCH HAIL
07/31/02 MORTON REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.Local storm report, Jul 31, 7:14 PM CST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
814 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0802 PM 2 W BELCOURT ND 1.75 INCH HAIL
07/31/02 ROLETTE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.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
- Flood and Hail in Georgia, July 31, 2002
- Wildfire in Colorado, July 31, 2002
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Dakota, July 31, 2002
- Flash Flood in Missouri, July 31, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 31, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 31, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Huron, July 31, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 31, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 31, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 31, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 31, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 31, 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: 5303545.