North Dakota, 2003

Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 13, 2003

July 13, 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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  • 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 Jul 13, 1:00 PM CST, 4 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 1:00 PM CST, 4 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
200 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2003

MID LEVEL IS BEING FLATTENED BY A SHORTWAVE CROSSING NORTHWEST
NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FEATURE HAS KEEP SOME MODERATE
CONVECTION GOING IN THAT REGION THIS AFTERNOON.

A STRONG ZONAL PUSH OF WESTERLIES WITH AN UPPER LEVEL JET MAX ABOVE
IT...WILL PUSH A SURFACE COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA
TONIGHT...BREAKING THE CAP AND ALLOWING STRONG TO SEVERE CONVECTION
TO DEVELOP AND PUSH EAST ACROSS THE STATE OVERNIGHT.

THE FAST ZONAL FLOW WILL BUCKLE UP INTO A RIDGE CENTERED OVER
MONTANA BY TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING DRY AND SUNNY WEATHER MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...AFTER THE PASSAGE OF TONIGHTS CONVECTION.

SHORTWAVE ENERGY FLATTENING THE RIDGE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT MAY BRING
THUNDERSTORMS TO MY WEST AND CENTRAL. A SECOND SHORTWAVE MAY THEN
INITIATE MORE ACTIVITY IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS
FEATURE WILL FLARE UP AGAIN IN MY EASTERN ZONES THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.BIS...NONE.
LEBLANG
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 3:46 AM CST, 14 hours 11 minutes before
NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-140945-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
446 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 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 EVENING OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PRIMARY
THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FOR LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

TURNER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:06 PM CST, 51 minutes before
ZCZC BISLSRBIS ALL

TTAA00 KBIS DDHHMM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

606 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2003

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

           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0557 PM    5 SW GARRISON             ND   .75 INCH HAIL

07/13/03   MCLEAN                         REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

NNNN
Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:23 PM CST, 34 minutes before
ZCZC BISLSRBIS ALL

TTAA00 KBIS DDHHMM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

623 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2003

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

           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0618 PM    1 W CARSON                ND   60 MPH TSTM GUST

07/13/03   GRANT                          REPORTED BY LAW

                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

NNNN
Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:30 PM CST, 27 minutes before
ZCZC BISLSRBIS ALL

TTAA00 KBIS DDHHMM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

630 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2003

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

           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0620 PM    10 SW BUTTE               ND   1 INCH HAIL

07/13/03   MCLEAN                         REPORTED BY PUBLIC AT

                                          STRAWBERRY LAKE.

NNNN
Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:37 PM CST, 20 minutes before
ZCZC BISLSRBIS ALL

TTAA00 KBIS DDHHMM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

637 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2003

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

           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0635 PM    6 E COLEHARBOR            ND   1 INCH HAIL

07/13/03   MCLEAN                         REPORTED BY STORM

                                          SPOTTER.

NNNN
Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:41 PM CST, 16 minutes before
ZCZC BISLSRBIS ALL

TTAA00 KBIS DDHHMM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

641 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2003

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

           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0600 PM    2 NW PICK CITY            ND   1.25 INCH HAIL

07/13/03   MERCER                         REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

NNNN
Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:44 PM CST, 13 minutes before
ZCZC BISLSRBIS ALL

TTAA00 KBIS DDHHMM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

644 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2003

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

           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0635 PM    WASHBURN                  ND   60 MPH TSTM GUST

07/13/03   MCLEAN                         REPORTED BY FIRE AND

                                          RESCUE. A FEW TREES DOWN.

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The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sheridan

When
July 13, 5:57 PM CST
Where
Sheridan County, 9 mi W of McClusky
Measured
57 kt (66 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
47.483, -100.650

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

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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: 5376354.