North Dakota, 2003

Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 2, 2003

July 2, 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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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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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 2, 1:45 AM CST, 6 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 1:45 AM CST, 6 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
245 AM CDT WED JUL 02 2003

MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TODAY AND THIS EVENING.

SHORT WAVE ENERGY FORECAST TO REACH THE FAR WESTERN AREAS THIS
MORNING. SURFACE BOUNDARY ALONG THE MT/ND BORDER WILL DRIFT EAST
REACHING CENTRAL CWA AROUND 18Z TODAY. VERY UNSTABLE AIR OVER
THE REGION WITH DEWPOINTS AROUND 60 WEST AND IN THE UPPER 60S
CENTRAL. LIFTED INDICES TO -8 AND MLCAPES TO 3000 J/KG PROGGED
OVER THE REGION EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH FAIRLY STRONG
CAP IN PLACE AT THIS TIME EXPECT THE SHORT WAVE ENERGY...UPPER LEVEL
FORCING AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN THE CAP THIS AFTERNOON.
WITH STRONG SURFACE HEATING AND INSTABILITY WILL SEE AN INCREASE
OF CONVECTION CENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY...CONVECTION OVER
EASTERN MT MAKING ITS WAY TO FAR WESTERN ND AT THIS TIME. THE BAMEX
FORECAST SHOWING THE MT CONVECTION HOLDING TOGETHER REACHING FAR
NORTHWESTERN CWA AROUND 12Z THEN WEAKEN SOME BY 18Z AS IT APPROACHES
CENTRAL CWA BUT BY 21Z CONVECTION BECOMES MORE NUMEROUS CENTRAL AND
EAST CENTRAL. SPC PLACES ALL CWA IN SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE.

ZONAL FLOW PATTERN DEVELOPS THURSDAY LASTING THRU THE REST OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD. DRY WEATHER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED
AFTER TODAYS EVENT.

.BIS...NONE

RGT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 3:39 AM CST, 4 hours 6 minutes before
NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-031000-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
439 AM CDT WED JUL 2 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
ESPECIALLY CENTRAL. MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED

TURNER

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:27 AM CST, 5 hours 18 minutes before
NDZ001-009-017-021020-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND
327 AM CDT (227 AM MDT) WED JUL 2 2003

AT 325 AM CDT (225 AM MDT) LOCAL RADAR INDICATED TWO BANDS OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN MONTANA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE
NORTHERN BAND WILL MOVE ACROSS DIVIDE AND MUCH OF WILLIAMS COUNTY
WHILE THE SOUTHERN BAND WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN MCKENZIE COUNTY.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS THROUGH SUNRISE.

THOMSON
Local storm report, Jul 2, 6:30 AM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
ZCZC BISLSRISN ALL
TTAA00 KBIS DDHHMM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND
730 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2003

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

0645 AM    26 N WILLISTON            ND   0.75 INCH HAIL
07/02/03   WILLIAMS                       REPORTED BY SPOTTER.

THOMSON
Local storm report, Jul 2, 7:20 AM CST, 25 minutes before
ZCZC BISLSRISN ALL
TTAA00 KBIS DDHHMM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND
820 AM CDT WED JUL 2 2003

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

0800 AM         BLACKTAIL DAM       ND    TWO TRAILERS OVERTURNED/
                WILLIAMS                  REPORTED BY PARK MANAGER

KROLAK
Local storm report, Jul 2, 7:30 AM CST, 15 minutes before
ZCZC BISLSRISN ALL
TTAA00 KBIS DDHHMM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND
830 AM CDT WED JUL 2 2003

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

0805 AM         WILLISTON         ND        ONE TRAILER OVERTURNED
                WILLIAMS                    AND RESTING ON THE HOOD
                                            OF A TRUCK/REPORTED BY NWS

KROLAK
Local storm report, Jul 2, 7:35 AM CST, 10 minutes before
ZCZC BISLSRISN ALL
TTAA00 KBIS DDHHMM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND
835 AM CDT WED JUL 2 2003

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

0805 AM         BLACKTAIL DAM     ND        TWO TRAILERS OVERTURNED/
                WILLIAMS                    REPORTED BY PARK MANAGER

KROLAK

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Renville

When
July 2, 7:45 AM CST
Where
Renville County, 3 mi W of Mohall
Measured
61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
48.767, -101.567

Power outage for several hours reported. Heavy rain accompanied the storm.

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: 5379520.