North Dakota, 2003

Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 8, 2003

August 8, 2003 · 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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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 8, 1:45 PM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 1:45 PM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
245 PM CDT FRI AUG 8 2003

THE MAIN CONCERN FOR THE SHORT TERM IS CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND
POSSIBILITY OF THEM BECOMING SEVERE. SOLAR HEATING AND LOW LEVEL
CONVERGENCE MAY OVERCOME A MID LEVEL CAP TO CAUSE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
BY LATE AFTERNOON. VERTICAL SHEAR AND SIGNIFICANT CAPES MAY BE ENOUGH
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. ON SATURDAY...SOLAR HEATING
WILL AGAIN DESTABILIZE THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WHILE SPEED MAXES WILL
PROVIDE DYNAMICS ALOFT. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTOREMS ARE POSSIBLE.

MODELS FORECAST A WARM DRY UPPER RIDGE FOR THE REGION THE EARLY PART
OF NEXT WEEK. THEN THE RIDGE AXIS MOVES EAST AND THE FORECAST AREA
IS IN SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. ENSUING SHORT WAVES WILL BRING A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS BY THURSDAY.

.BIS...NONE.

LM
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 8, 3:40 AM CST, 12 hours 10 minutes before
NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-090945-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
440 AM CDT FRI AUG 8 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY.
PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED

TURNER

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Burke

When
August 8, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Burke County, 3 mi W of Northgate
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
48.983, -102.333

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.

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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: 5368362.