19 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Jun 24, 6:55 PM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 755 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2003 .CURRENT OBSERVATIONAL OVERVIEW... 00Z MSAS ANALYSIS DEPICTED FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WITH WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG BOUNDARY NOTED OVER NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. STRONGEST PRESSURE FALLS ATTM EVIDENT FROM EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATED POWERFUL 100KT JET MAX PUNCHING NORTHEAST TOWARD NORTHERN PLAINS. .FORECAST DETAILS... SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL CONTINUES FROM SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO ADJACENT MINNESOTA COUNTIES TONIGHT WHERE NEW SEVERE WATCH BOX ISSUED UNTIL 1AM. EXPECT THUNDER CHANCES/HEAVY POTENTIAL TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS LARGE SCALE ASCENT INCREASES AHEAD OF UPPER LEVEL JET AND SURFACE WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE. NO MAJOR REVISIONS OF INHERITED ZONE PACKAGE PLANNED ATTM. .FGF...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHERN ZONES NDZ038-039-049-052-053-MNZ003-022>024-027>029>032-040. BERG
HMNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-241430- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS 630 AM CDT TUE JUN 24 2003 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY AND THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP AFTER 2PM OVER NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA LIFTING NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE REGION. THE FAVORED AREA FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LISBON NORTH DAKOTA TO WADENA MINNESOTA. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. WITH RECENT HEAVY RAINS SOILS ARE SATURATED AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN FLOODING PROBLEMS. AS A RESULT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/FGF/INDEX.HTML (ALL LOWER CASE) VOELKER
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:12 UTC.
19 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous large branches and trees were blown down. Many power lines were also blown down with scattered power outages.
Large 30,000 bushel steel grain bins at the Peak elevator complex were crushed by the wind. Numerous large trees were also blown down and augers were twisted and broken.
Eighteen 80 foot tall 345 kV high voltage power transmission towers were blown down in several sections to the Cass county line. A section of Highway 32 north of Oriska was briefly closed where the wires fell on the road.
A 112 mph wind gust was measured at a Minnkota Power Company wind turbine site.
Power lines were blown down over the highway.
7 large grain bins were damaged at the Evergreen Farmers Cooperative.
Seven 80 foot tall 345 KV high voltage power transmission towers were blown down.
Numerous large trees were snapped off at the base.
Numerous large trees were snapped off at the base. Power went out in town causing some residents to have sewer backup. Cass County Electric Cooperative reported 40 power poles downed between Tower City and Gardner with 1300 customers without power.
Many trees were blown down.
Numerous trees were blown down.
Power lines were blown down.
A metal quonset and a garage were destroyed by the wind. Pieces of debris were flung into the surrounding fields.
100 large trees were uprooted or snapped off in town. Trees fell on vehicles and homes.
Three 80,000 bushel steel grain bins were caved in at the Gardner elevator complex. A small wooden barn was destroyed. Large trees were also blown down all over town.
A 40x80 foot barn roof collapsed and other farm buildings were damaged.
A 30x60 foot pole barn roof was blown off, while the structure was totalled.
Four tractor-trailer rigs were blown off Interstate 29 between mile posts 81 and 84. Traffic had to be rerouted for 1.5 hours while the vehicles were removed.
Wind driven hail caused partial crop damage over about 20 sections of farmland.
Two tractor-trailer rigs were blown Interstate 29 between mile posts 93 and 94.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Dakota in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, June 2003
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: 5366901, 5365787, 5365788, 5365789, 5365852, 5365863, 5365853, 5365854, 5365855, 5365862, 5365864, 5365856, 5365865, 5365857, 5365858, 5365859, 5365866, 5365860, 5366902, 5365861.