North Dakota, 2002

Damaging Wind in North Dakota, June 10, 2002

June 10, 2002 · NWS BIS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • 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
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 Jun 10, 2:30 AM CST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 2:30 AM CST, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
330 AM CDT MON JUN 10 2002

WILL CONTINUE FLOOD WATCH FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING.  HAVE ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR
PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL ND UNTIL 730 AM MDT.

SURFACE LOW IN WESTERN NEBRASKA THIS MORNING WILL FINALLY EJECT
NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES SLOWLY
NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN CANADA.  THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING CURVE
FROM NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE SOUTHWEST. 700 MB TEMPS ARE
10 + CELSIUS IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND ARE SUPPRESSING ANY
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THERE. THE WARM 700 MB TEMPERATURES WILL
SLIDE EAST THIS MORNING ALLOWING THE THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE ACROSS
CENTRAL ND. AS THE LOW MOVES EAST COOL MORE STABLE AIR WILL MOVE
INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL ND SUPPRESSING ANY STRONG CONVECTION.
STILL COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...BUT WILL KEEP
CHANCES LOW AS BEST DYNAMICS AND BEST MOISTURE ADVECTION WILL MOVE
EAST OF THE AREA.

.BIS...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 11 AM THIS MORNING FOR MCLEAN...MERCER...
                                 GOLDEN VALLEY...AND OLIVER COUNTIES
       FLASH FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 730 AM MDT FOR STARK...BILLINGS...
                                            AND DUNN COUNTIES.

TSW

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 10, 1:24 AM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

224 AM CDT MON JUN 10 2002

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

           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0218 AM    (DIK)DICKINSON MUNI ARPT  ND   58 MPH TSTM GUST

06/10/02   STARK
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 1:35 AM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
NDZ001-009-017-100840-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND
235 AM CDT (135 AM MDT) MON JUN 10 2002

A LARGE BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA
AND SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA IS MOVING NORTHEAST INTO MCKENZIE
COUNTY. THE ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO WILLIAMS AND DIVIDE
COUNTIES. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...AS WELL AS
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND AREAS
OF POOR DRAINAGE IS POSSIBLE...USE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING POOLED
WATER AS IT MAY BE MUCH DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS.

THOMSON
Local storm report, Jun 10, 2:30 AM CST, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

330 AM CDT MON JUN 10 2002

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

           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0320 AM    DICKINSON                 ND   FLOOD

06/10/02   STARK                          STREET FLOODING VERY

                                          HEAVY RAIN REPORTED BY

                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0320 AM    HALLIDAY                  ND   .88 INCH HAIL

06/10/02   DUNN                           REPORTED BY STORM

                                          SPOTTER.

0325 AM    HALLIDAY                  ND   1.75 INCH HAIL

06/10/02   DUNN                           REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE

                                          OBSERVER.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 2:35 AM CST, 10 minutes before
NDZ001-009-017-101035-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND
335 AM CDT (235 AM MDT) MON JUN 10 2002

WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
OVER NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AS
WELL AS PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW
LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS SO USE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING SUCH
AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND
UPDATES.

THOMSON

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, McLean

When
June 10, 2:45 AM CST
Where
McLean County, 9 mi SSW of Roseglen
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
47.633, -101.900

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.

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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: 5303039.