Hail in North Dakota, July 14, 2003

Name: Hail in North Dakota, July 14, 2003
Start: 2003-07-14T03:20
End: 2003-07-14T05:05
Location: North Dakota

July 14, 2003 · NWS FGF · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

5 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.

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Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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 Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 14, 1:35 AM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 1:35 AM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before

FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
235 AM CDT MON JUL 14 2003

FORECAST CHALLENGE CONCERNS EARLY/LATE PRECIPITATION CHANCES AND
TEMPERATURES. MODELS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH PERIOD. WILL
UTILIZE ETA FOR DETAILS.

INITIAL BAND OF PCPN WITH SHORTWAVE PUSHING EAST WITH LONE STRONG
TSRA DIVING SE INTO SD. UPSTREAM CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH EXIT
REGION OF UPPER JET OVER WESTERN ND WEAKENING HOWEVER WILL NEED TO
BE MONITORED FOR AM MENTION AS WELL DEVELOPING TSRA OVER NW MN.

FOR REMAINDER OF DAY...BOUNDARY OVER CENTRAL/WESTERN DAKOTAS TO
SHIFT EAST REACHING RED RIVER VALLEY AND ADJACTENT AREAS 15-18Z. ETA
MODEL SOUNDING INDICATING AIRMASS QUITE UNSTABLE WITH MINIMAL
CONVECTIVE INHIBITION. WITH APPROACHING WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH NOSE OF
UPPER JET ONGOING CONVECTION LIKELY TO INTENSIFY. AT THIS TIME WITH
STRONG SHEAR AND ABOVE WILL HIGHLIGHT VALLEY REGION EAST FOR SEVERE
POTENTIAL. THERMAL RIDGE PEAKS OVER FA AROUND 18Z. CLOUD COVER
ASSOCIATED WITH CONVECTION MAY MAKE FOR TRICKY TEMPERATURE FORECAST.
ANY BREAKS ALONG WITH WARM START SHOULD ALLOW FOR QUICK RECOVERY.
FOR NOW WILL MAKE MINIMAL TEMPERATURES ADJUSTMENTS TO GRIDDS.

SEVERE THREAT THIS EVENING LOOKS EARLY AS BOUNDARY PUSHES EAST OF FA
SHORTLY AFT 00Z. PRECIPITABLE H20 VALUES DROP BLO AN INCH AS COLUMN
DRIES WITH ADVANCING HIGH PRESSURE.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL RULE OVER FA AS RELATIVELY FLAT UPPER RIDGE
BUILDS EAST INTO FA. COOLEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES LIKELY TUESDAY
WITH GRADUALLY RISING 850MB TEMPERATURES AS RIDGE BUILDS.

SURFACE BOUNDARY ORGANIZES NW-SE ACROSS FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY.
UPPER SUPPORT ATTM LOOKS LIMITED WITH BEST LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE
OVER SOUTHERN FA JUST NORTH OF CAP. FOR NOW WILL CONTINUE TO LIMIT
POPS TO SOUTH.

STRONGER WAVE TO BUCKLE RIDGE THURSDAY NIGHT/EARLY FRIDAY. THIS
HANDLED IN EXTENDED SO NO CHANGES PLANNED.

.FGF...NONE.

VOELKER

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 5:32 AM CST, 21 hours 48 minutes before

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-131430-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
632 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2003

...SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP LATE TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST
CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE REGION AND THE FAR NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY.  THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED
TO INCREASE AND SPREAD OVER THE REST OF THE REGION AFTER 7 PM.  THE
THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO MUCH OF THE NIGHT.
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREATS.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM IN A VERY WARM AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS
TODAY AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR WINNIPEG
TO MINOT TO DICKINSON LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST
ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...BUT NO SEVERE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED.  THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL COME
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AFTER 4 PM TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.

RIDDLE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 13, 9:47 PM CST, 5 hours 33 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 13, 10:44 PM CST, 4 hours 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS, ND
1144 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2003

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

0955 PM    EMERADO                   ND   .75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03   GRAND FORKS

0930 PM    ANETA                     ND   60 MPH TSTORM WIND
07/13/03   NELSON                         REPORTED BY TRAINED
                                          SPOTTER.

RD

Local storm report, Jul 13, 10:47 PM CST, 4 hours 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS, ND
1147 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2003

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

1005 PM    5 E MAYVILLE              ND   60 MPH TSTORM WIND
07/13/03   TRAILL                         REPORTED BY OFF DUTY NWS
                                          EMPLOYEE

RD

Local storm report, Jul 13, 11:50 PM CST, 3 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS, ND
1250 AM CDT MON JUL 14 2003

...UPDATED STORM REPORT FOR JULY 13TH...

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

0846 PM    8 S HAMAR                 ND   60 MPH WIND GUST
07/13/03   EDDY                           LARGE BRANCHES BROKE AND
                                          SMALLER TREES BENT
                                          SEVERELY. REPORTED BY
                                          TRAINED SPOTTER.

0906 PM    7 SW MCVILLE              ND   65 MPH WIND GUST
07/13/03   NELSON

0906 PM    8 NNE BINFORD             ND   65 MPH WIND GUST
07/13/03   GRIGGS

0930 PM    ANETA                     ND   60 MPH TSTORM WIND
07/13/03   NELSON                         REPORTED BY TRAINED
                                          SPOTTER.

0945 PM    4 E GOLDEN LAKE           ND   70 MPH WIND GUST
07/13/03   STEELE                         LARGE TREE SNAPPED OFF
                                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0955 PM    EMERADO                   ND   .75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03   GRAND FORKS

1005 PM    5 E MAYVILLE              ND   60 MPH TSTORM WIND
07/13/03   TRAILL                         REPORTED BY OFF DUTY NWS
                                          EMPLOYEE

RD

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:19 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ramsey

When: July 14, 3:20 AM CST
Where: Ramsey County, 5 mi N of Devils Lake
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 48.167, -98.850

Hail, Nelson

When: July 14, 3:20 AM CST
Where: Nelson County, Lakota
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 48.033, -98.350

Hail, Walsh

When: July 14, 4:45 AM CST
Where: Walsh County, Lankin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 48.317, -97.917

Hail, Nelson

When: July 14, 5:02 AM CST
Where: Nelson County, 5 mi NE of Petersburg
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 48.067, -97.917

Hail, Grand Forks

When: July 14, 5:05 AM CST
Where: Grand Forks County, 4 mi N of Niagara
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 48.050, -97.867

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

Every storm in North Dakota in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings in North Dakota, July 2003

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5369365, 5369366, 5369367, 5369368, 5369369.