Hail, Dickey
- When
- July 17, 2:49 PM CST to 2:58 PM CST
- Where
- Dickey County, 0.48 mi W of Fullerton
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 46.170, -98.430
Hail in North Dakota, July 17, 2010
A shortwave trough moving across northern North Dakota forced a baroclinic zone southeastward through the Dakotas during the afternoon hours of Saturday, July 17th. This caused the erosion of a capping inversion in place across southeastern North Dakota, leading to the development and intensification of thunderstorms in the James River Valley region south of Jamestown.
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
- 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 happened
The episode as NWS BIS wrote it up.
A shortwave trough moving across northern North Dakota forced a baroclinic zone southeastward through the Dakotas during the afternoon hours of Saturday, July 17th. This caused the erosion of a capping inversion in place across southeastern North Dakota, leading to the development and intensification of thunderstorms in the James River Valley region south of Jamestown.
Several reports of large hail were received over Dickey County.
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:49 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Dickey
- When
- July 17, 3:08 PM CST to 3:17 PM CST
- Where
- Dickey County, 2.95 mi ESE of Clement
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 46.140, -98.190
Hail, Dickey
- When
- July 17, 3:15 PM CST to 3:22 PM CST
- Where
- Dickey County, 2.95 mi ESE of Clement
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 46.140, -98.190
Hail, Dickey
- When
- July 17, 3:21 PM CST to 3:28 PM CST
- Where
- Dickey County, 0.84 mi NW of Oakes
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.140, -98.090
Hail, Dickey
- When
- July 17, 3:47 PM CST to 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Dickey County, 0.84 mi NE of Guelph
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.030, -98.220
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, July 17 to 18, 2010
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Dakota, July 17, 2010
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 2010
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 247873, 247874, 247875, 247876, 247877.