Thunderstorm Wind, Ramsey
- When
- July 2, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Ramsey County, Devils Lake
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.100, -98.850
A 72 mph wind gust was measured by the Devils Lake airport AWOS.
Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 2, 2006
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:36 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Walsh
- When
- July 2, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Walsh County, 3 mi E of Ardoch
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 48.200, -97.267
Pieces of a metal roof were torn off a small horse barn by the strong wind and many branches were strewn around the farmyard.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks
- When
- July 2, 8:52 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, 1 mi SW of Manvel
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 48.050, -97.183
A 14 inch diameter elm tree was snapped off near ground level by the strong wind. The tree was located near the west edge of the Manvel golf course.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Forks
- When
- July 2, 9:12 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks County, 5 mi N of Grand Forks
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.983, -97.050
Several 4 to 6 inch diameter tree branches were snapped off by the strong wind. A North Dakota DOT mesonet sensor about 1 mile south of this area (on Interstate 29) reported peak winds of 53 mph from 2112 to 2116 CST.
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.
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More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5526562, 5526563, 5526564, 5526565.