Hail, Dunn
- When
- June 8, 10:42 PM CST
- Where
- Dunn County, Halliday
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.350, -102.333
Hail in North Dakota, June 8, 2002
1 hail, 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 Jun 8, 1:35 PM CST, 9 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 1:35 PM CST, 9 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 235 PM CDT SAT JUN 8 2002 FCST PROBLEMS THROUGH PD WL BE DEALING WITH UPR SYSTEM MOVING INTO NRN PLAINS. WL USE AVN MDL FOR SPECIFICS AS ETA/AVN START OUT SIMILAR BUT ETA IS MORE PROGRESSIVE...ESP AFT 36 HRS. SLOWEST SOLN USUALLY SEEMS TO WORK OUT IN THIS TYPE OF PATN AND AVN IS DEFINATELY THE SLOWEST. EITHER WAY WL BE DEALING WITH CONVECTION TNGT...POSSIBLY SEVERE AS LOW LVL MOISTURE BEGINNING TO RAPIDLY INC OVER SRN CWA AND S/W OVER SCNTRL MT WL PROVIDE SPARK. CONV ALREADY BEGINNING OVER ERN MT. WIND PROFILE SUGGESTS ROTATING SUPERCELLS PSBL. WITH INCG MOISTURE ON STG LOW LVL JET...POTENTIALL EXISTS FOR HEAVY RAIN AS WELL. WILL WORD PSBLY SEVERE AND HEAVY RAIN ENTIRE CWA TNGT. AVN SUGGESTS PCPN HANGING ON ACROSS NRN CWA WITH A BREAK OVER SRN CWA SUN AFTN...BEFORE NEXT S/W LIFTS THROUGH BRINGING ANOTHER GOOD CHANCE OF CONVECTION SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. COOLER TUE AND WED AS UPR LOW REMAIN IN THE VICINITY. PREV FCST MENTIONS AFTERNOON SHOWERS TUE AND WED AN THIS LOOKS GOOD...ALTHOUGH DEPENDING ON ACTUAL LOCATION OF 50H LOW...NRN CWA MAY SEE MORE THAN JUST AFTN SHOWERS. WL KEEP THU THROUGH SAT DRY WITH A WARMUP. .BIS...NONE. TWH
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 8:05 PM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes before
NDZ001-009-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-090700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED EXPIRATION TIME.... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 905 PM CDT SAT JUN 8 2002 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 11 PM CDT FAR WEST... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 2 AM CDT SOUTH CENTRAL... MOIST UNSTABLE AIR WAS CREATING CONDITIONS VERY FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS SATURDAY EVENING. AS A RESULT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES WERE IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR WILLISTON... BEACH AND THE BOWMAN AREAS...AND ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE DICKINSON...BISMARCK AND THE JAMESTOWN AREAS UNTIL 2 AM CDT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. REMEMBER...THUNDERSTORMS CAN SPAWN A TORNADO WITH LITTLE WARNING. WA
Local storm report, Jun 8, 8:39 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
939 PM CDT SAT JUN 08 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0715 PM BEACH ND 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/08/02 GOLDEN VALLEY EVENT DURATION 20
MINUTES. REPORTED BY
HAM RADIO OPERATOR.
0743 PM 6 N SENTINEL BUTTE ND 2.75 INCH HAIL
06/08/02 GOLDEN VALLEY REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0830 PM 5 N SENTINEL BUTTE ND 4.5 INCH HAIL
06/08/02 GOLDEN VALLEY REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0927 PM 9 NNE BEACH ND 1 INCH HAIL
06/08/02 GOLDEN VALLEY WATER OVER COUNTY ROAD.
1 TO 3 INCH DEPTH OF
HAIL NICKEL TO QUARTER
SIZE COVERING GROUND.Local storm report, Jun 8, 9:08 PM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1008 PM CDT SAT JUN 08 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0715 PM BEACH ND 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/08/02 GOLDEN VALLEY EVENT DURATION 20
MINUTES. REPORTED BY
HAM RADIO OPERATOR.
0743 PM 6 N SENTINEL BUTTE ND 2.75 INCH HAIL
06/08/02 GOLDEN VALLEY REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0830 PM 5 N SENTINEL BUTTE ND 4.5 INCH HAIL
06/08/02 GOLDEN VALLEY REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0927 PM 9 NNE BEACH ND 1 INCH HAIL
06/08/02 GOLDEN VALLEY WATER OVER COUNTY ROAD.
1 TO 3 INCH DEPTH OF
HAIL NICKEL TO QUARTER
SIZE COVERING GROUND.
0940 PM BEACH ND FLOOD
06/08/02 GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY ROADS WASHED OUT
IN GOLDEN VALLEY
COUNTY. ROADS IN THE
TOWN OF BEACH FLOODED.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Special weather statement, Jun 8, 9:12 PM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
NDZ001-009-017-090410- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 1010 PM CDT (910 PM MDT) SAT JUN 8 2002 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT (1000 PM MDT)... A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IS COVERING NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. AS THE STORMS MOVE NORTHEAST THEY WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATES. THOMSON
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 9:14 PM CST, 1 hour 28 minutes before
NDZ001-009-017-090410- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 1010 PM CDT (910 PM MDT) SAT JUN 8 2002 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT (1000 PM MDT)... A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IS COVERING NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. AS THE STORMS MOVE NORTHEAST THEY WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING MAY OCCUR DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION. TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATES. THOMSON
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 10:27 PM CST, 15 minutes before
NDZ001-009-017-090625- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 1125 PM CDT (1025 PM MDT) SAT JUN 8 2002 PERIODS OF RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES... IN WILLISTON NEARLY THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH FELL IN ONE HOUR. SOME STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. MOTORISTS AND ANY LATE NIGHT PEDESTRIANS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING POOLED WATER AS IT MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. THOMSON
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 135 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:42 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Montana, June 8 to 10, 2002
- Tornado in Florida, June 8, 2002
- Flash Flood and Hail in Montana, June 8, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, June 8, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Texas, June 8, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, June 8, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, June 8, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, June 8, 2002
- Flood in Florida, June 8, 2002
- Hail in North Dakota, June 8, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Montana, June 8 to 10, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 8, 2002
More
Every storm in North Dakota in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, June 2002
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: 5302951.