1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 24, 2:50 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 350 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... LARGE SURFACE LOW CENTERED OVER NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WITH BROAD LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM WESTERN MANITOBA THROUGH THE DAKOTAS THIS AFTERNOON. UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVES WITH GOOD VORTICITY ENERGY OVER NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND ANOTHER OVER SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AT THIS TIME. CLUSTER/LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVES COVERING MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. STORMS HAVE BEEN SEVERE...AND STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PROPOSED EXTENDING THE WATCH OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA AND UPGRADING TO A TORNADO WATCH. THE UPPER SHORTWAVES ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY EVENING...AND IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND ALL EVENING. FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA APPEARS TO BE WELL TO THE WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW AND WEST OF THE STRONGEST UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVES. MINOR SHORTWAVES MOVING SOUTH FROM MANITOBA TONIGHT WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT. WILL ALLOW THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO EXPIRE. EXPECT HIGHS ONLY IN THE 70S ON FRIDAY WITH SOME CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT AND WEAK SURFACE HIGH. MODELS INDICATE ANOTHER UPPER SHORTWAVE MOVING INTO SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ON FRIDAY...SO KEPT SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THERE - SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS FORECAST. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ZONAL UPPER LEVEL FLOW WITH WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE STATE. DRY CONDITIONS FORECAST WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES. .LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... MONDAY AND TUESDAY UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY THE 12Z GFS INDICATES WEAK SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH MOST VORT ENERGY OVER SOUTHWESTERN CANADA...ALTHOUGH IT SHOWS SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPMENT. WILL KEEP THE FORECAST DRY FOR NOW WITH UNCERTAINTY IN THE LAST TWO DAYS OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && JV
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 422 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-250930- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 422 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 /322 AM MDT THU AUG 24 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD FROM WESTERN INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...THEN END FROM THE WEST TONIGHT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
349 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0318 PM TSTM WND GST 6 S STEELE 46.77N 99.92W
08/24/2006 E60 MPH KIDDER ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
STORMS PRODUCED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND ZERO
VISIBILITIES. REPORTED BY SHERIFF.
&&
VJENSENPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
352 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0303 PM TORNADO 2 S STEELE 46.83N 99.92W
08/24/2006 KIDDER ND PUBLIC
MAIL CARRIER REPORTED NO DAMAGE AND TORNADO HIT NOTHING.
REPORT RELAYED BY KIDDER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
&&
VJENSENPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
404 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0358 PM HAIL 12 W SELFRIDGE 46.04N 101.17W
08/24/2006 E4.25 INCH SIOUX ND PUBLIC
A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS ALSO REPORTED. REPORT RELAYED BY
BROADCAST MEDIA.
&&
VJENSENPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
411 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0408 PM HAIL 10 SW FORT YATES 45.98N 100.78W
08/24/2006 E1.00 INCH SIOUX ND PUBLIC
REPORT RELAYED BY THE NWS ABERDEEN WEATHER OFFICE.
&&
VJENSENPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
416 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0750 AM HAIL HALLIDAY 47.35N 102.34W
08/24/2006 E0.88 INCH DUNN ND TRAINED SPOTTER
LATE REPORT. RAIN TOTAL 0.70
0925 AM TSTM WND GST 9 N GOLDEN VALLEY 47.42N 102.07W
08/24/2006 E60.00 MPH MERCER ND PUBLIC
ALSO HAD PEA SIZE HAIL AND 1.00 INCH OF RAIN.
0930 AM HAIL 11 N ZAP 47.44N 101.92W
08/24/2006 E0.88 INCH MERCER ND MESONET
ALSO HAD 50 MPH WIND GUSTS. LEAVES STRIPPED FROM TREES.
NORTH DAKOTA ATMOSPHERIC RESOURCE BOARD OBSERVER.
0935 AM HAIL 7 N BEULAH 47.37N 101.77W
08/24/2006 M1.75 INCH MERCER ND PUBLIC
ALSO 60 MPH ESTIMATED. ONGOING AT 942 AM CDT.
1010 AM HAIL 3 E HAZEN 47.30N 101.56W
08/24/2006 M0.75 INCH MERCER ND PUBLIC
HAIL ONGOING AT 1012 AM CDT.
1030 AM HAIL 3 SE STANTON 47.29N 101.34W
08/24/2006 E4.00 INCH MERCER ND PUBLIC
SEVERE SIZE HAIL LASTED UNTIL 1100 AM CDT. LARGEST STONES
GRAPEFRUIT SIZE. MANY VEHICLES DESTROYED. BUILDING
SEVERELY DAMAGED. REPORT FROM GREAT RIVER ENERGY PLANT.
1030 AM HAIL 1 S STANTON 47.30N 101.38W
08/24/2006 E2.50 INCH MERCER ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONGOING AT 1032 AM CDT.
1050 AM HAIL 20 SW WATFORD CITY 47.60N 103.57W
08/24/2006 E0.75 INCH MCKENZIE ND NWS EMPLOYEE
1058 AM HAIL 2 W UNDERWOOD 47.45N 101.18W
08/24/2006 E0.75 INCH MCLEAN ND PUBLIC
HAIL WAS ONGOING AND FALLING LIGHTLY
1125 AM HAIL WASHBURN 47.29N 101.03W
08/24/2006 E1.00 INCH MCLEAN ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERE SIZE HAIL 1125 AM CDT TO 1135 AM CDT...LARGEST
STONES QUARTER SIZE. INFORMATION FROM WASHBURN WARNING
POINT.
1125 AM HAIL WASHBURN 47.29N 101.03W
08/24/2006 E0.75 INCH MCLEAN ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL OCCURRING STILL AT 1127 AM CDT.
1210 PM HAIL GLADSTONE 46.86N 102.57W
08/24/2006 E1.75 INCH STARK ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL STILL OCCURRING AT 1212 PM CDT.
1210 PM HAIL GLADSTONE 46.86N 102.57W
08/24/2006 E1.75 INCH STARK ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
STILL OCCURRING AT 1212 PM CDT.
1225 PM HAIL MANDAREE 47.74N 102.68W
08/24/2006 E1.00 INCH MCKENZIE ND PUBLIC
RELAYED BY LOCAL MEDIA.
1235 PM HAIL RICHARDTON 46.88N 102.32W
08/24/2006 E0.75 INCH STARK ND TRAINED SPOTTER
SOME PEA SIZE HAIL AS WELL.
1252 PM HAIL 1 SE LINCOLN 46.75N 100.69W
08/24/2006 E0.75 INCH BURLEIGH ND TRAINED SPOTTER
MOSTLY PEA SIZE HAIL
0105 PM HAIL LINCOLN 46.77N 100.70W
08/24/2006 E0.88 INCH BURLEIGH ND NWS EMPLOYEE
HARLYN WETZEL CALLED IN THE REPORT
0139 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 12 NW GARRISON 47.78N 101.61W
08/24/2006 MCLEAN ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
0155 PM FLOOD BEULAH 47.27N 101.77W
08/24/2006 MERCER ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM BEULAH
TO HAZEN
0155 PM FLASH FLOOD E BEULAH 47.27N 101.77W
08/24/2006 MERCER ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODING RAINS FROM THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN
LOW LYING AREAS FROM BEULAH TO HAZEN
0205 PM TSTM WND GST WASHBURN 47.29N 101.03W
08/24/2006 E60.00 MPH MCLEAN ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
0210 PM TSTM WND GST GARRISON 47.65N 101.42W
08/24/2006 E60.00 MPH MCLEAN ND TRAINED SPOTTER
0212 PM HAIL 3 W UNDERWOOD 47.45N 101.21W
08/24/2006 E1.00 INCH MCLEAN ND TRAINED SPOTTER
65 MPH WINDS ALSO REPORTED
0220 PM TSTM WND GST UNDERWOOD 47.45N 101.14W
08/24/2006 E65.00 MPH MCLEAN ND PUBLIC
REPORTED WINDS WERE ONGOING AT 222 PM CDT
0255 PM HAIL 4 W STEELE 46.86N 100.00W
08/24/2006 E1.75 INCH KIDDER ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL WAS CONTINUING AT 300 PM CDT. WINDS WERE REPORTED AT
45 MPH. REPORTED BY NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL.
0303 PM TORNADO 2 S STEELE 46.83N 99.92W
08/24/2006 KIDDER ND PUBLIC
MAIL CARRIER REPORTED NO DAMAGE AND TORNADO HIT NOTHING.
REPORT RELAYED BY KIDDER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0315 PM HAIL STEELE 46.86N 99.92W
08/24/2006 E1.75 INCH KIDDER ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL WAS ONGOING AT 318 PM CDT.
0318 PM TSTM WND GST 6 S STEELE 46.77N 99.92W
08/24/2006 E60.00 MPH KIDDER ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
STORMS PRODUCED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND ZERO
VISIBILITIES. REPORTED BY SHERIFF.
0358 PM HAIL 12 W SELFRIDGE 46.04N 101.17W
08/24/2006 E4.25 INCH SIOUX ND PUBLIC
A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS ALSO REPORTED. REPORT RELAYED BY
BROADCAST MEDIA.
0408 PM HAIL 10 SW FORT YATES 45.98N 100.78W
08/24/2006 E1.00 INCH SIOUX ND PUBLIC
REPORT RELAYED BY THE NWS ABERDEEN WEATHER OFFICE.
&&
VJENSENPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
512 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0220 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW WASHBURN 47.34N 101.10W
08/24/2006 MCLEAN ND PUBLIC
FALKIRK NORTH DAKOTA. WIND ESTIMATED 90 MPH. SEVERE
DAMAGE TO THE ELEVATOR AND VEHICLES. SEVERE WIND UNTIL
235 PM CDT. LATE REPORT.
&&
VJENSENThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Water as much as 8 inches deep in the streets of the downtown area flowed over the curbs and sidewalks and into businesses. Motorists had to find alternate routes around the city. Most of the damage was of the cleaning up variety typically associated with minor flood waters.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Dakota in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, August 2006
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: 5528718.