High Wind in North Dakota, July 22 to 23, 2011

Name: High Wind in North Dakota, July 22 to 23, 2011
Start: 2011-07-22T22:55
End: 2011-07-23T02:00
Location: North Dakota

July 22 to 23, 2011 · NWS BIS · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

High winds continued for a few hours in the wake of convection that had moved through northwest North Dakota. The wake low produced sustained winds around 40 mph with gusts as high as 55 mph after the thunderstorms had moved east.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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.

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 22, 6:18 PM CST, 4 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 6:18 PM CST, 4 hours 37 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
718 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

.UPDATE...
TORNADO WATCHES 673 AND 674 ARE IN EFFECT FOR LARGE PARTS OF THE
COUNTY WARNING AREA UNTIL 2 AM CDT SATURDAY. SEE PRODUCT BISWCNBIS
REDEFINING STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER WESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA. A LINE OF SEVERE STORMS IN EASTERN MONTANA WAS ADVANCING
TOWARD THE NORTH DAKOTA BORDER WITH WINDS 65 TO 75 MPH REPORTED
THROUGH EASTERN MONTANA.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE VERY HIGH THIS EVENING WEST...INCREASING
CENTRAL AFTER 9 PM CDT.

&&
.AVIATION...
TAFS REFLECT TIMING OF EXPECTED STORMS. AVIATION INTERESTS NEED
TO BE AWARE THAT THERE WILL BE SEVERE STORMS THIS EVENING AND
POSSIBLY OVERNIGHT...SPREADING WEST TO EAST. STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HIGH WINDS...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY
RAIN...AND TORNADOES.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 1 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-035>037-047-048-050-
051.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY FOR NDZ001-
009-017-018-031>034-040>046.

&&

JP MARTIN

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 22, 3:41 AM CST, 19 hours 14 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
441 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-230945-
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-
441 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011 /341 AM MDT FRI JUL 22 2011/

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

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INITIATE ACROSS WESTERN AND
FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. VERY LARGE
HAIL IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER...DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND A TORNADO OR TWO MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS...IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAINFALL.

THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE WEST AND
CENTRAL FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THE PRIMARY
THREATS TRANSITIONING TO DAMAGING WINDS AND POTENTIAL FLASH
FLOODING. WHILE LOCATIONS THAT HAVE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL
OVER THE PAST WEEK ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING...THE
THREAT OF MANY AREAS BEING IMPACTED BY MULTIPLE THUNDERSTORMS WITH
RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR SUGGEST FLASH
FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR FRIDAY
EVENING AND NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...ARE LIKELY
ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS FORECAST TO RETURN TO WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...WITH MULTIPLE
ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

AYD

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 22, 10:26 PM CST, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1126 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0940 PM     HAIL             11 N ZAP                47.45N 101.92W
07/22/2011  E1.25 INCH       MERCER             ND   MESONET

            ND ATMOSPHERIC RESOURCE BOARD OBSERVER REPORTS 1.25 INCH
            HAIL WITH STRONG WINDS.

&&

LHUBER

Local storm report, Jul 22, 10:27 PM CST, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1127 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1115 PM     TSTM WND GST     MANDAN                  46.83N 100.89W
07/22/2011  M60 MPH          MORTON             ND   ASOS

&&

LHUBER

Special weather statement, Jul 22, 10:28 PM CST, 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1128 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

NDZ001>003-009>011-017-230630-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...WATFORD CITY
1128 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

...GUSTY WINDS WERE OCCURRING OVER NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA BEHIND
THUNDERSTORMS...

WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH SHOULD BE EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST
NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH 130 AM CDT. THIS GUSTY WIND WAS OCCURRING FAR
BEHIND A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT WAS MOVING THROUGH THE MINOT
AREA.

JP MARTIN

Local storm report, Jul 22, 10:38 PM CST, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1138 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0940 PM     TSTM WND GST     11 N ZAP                47.45N 101.92W
07/22/2011  E60 MPH          MERCER             ND   MESONET

            REPORTED BY ND ATMOSPHERIC RESOURCE BOARD OBSERVER.

&&

LHUBER

Local storm report, Jul 22, 10:45 PM CST, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1145 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1101 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 S BISMARCK            46.78N 100.79W
07/22/2011                   BURLEIGH           ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE BRANCHES DOWN...ESTIMATED 60 TO 65 MPH. ALSO ONE
            HALF INCH HAIL.

&&

LHUBER

Local storm report, Jul 22, 10:49 PM CST, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1149 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1101 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S BISMARCK            46.78N 100.79W
07/22/2011                   BURLEIGH           ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE BRANCHES DOWN...ESTIMATED 60 TO 65 MPH. ALSO ONE
            HALF INCH HAIL.

&&

LHUBER

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Event by event

6 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Divide

When: July 22, 10:55 PM CST to July 23, 12:55 AM CST
Where: Divide forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph) estimated sustained
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 48.815, -103.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Williams

When: July 22, 10:55 PM CST to July 23, 12:55 AM CST
Where: Williams forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph) estimated sustained
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 48.344, -103.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Burke

When: July 22, 11:30 PM CST to July 23, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Burke forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph) estimated sustained
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 48.791, -102.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Mountrail

When: July 22, 11:30 PM CST to July 23, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Mountrail forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph) estimated sustained
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 48.201, -102.356 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Renville

When: July 23, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 AM CST
Where: Renville forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph) estimated sustained
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 48.719, -101.658 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Ward

When: July 23, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 AM CST
Where: Ward forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph) estimated sustained
Reported by: Mesonet

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Dakota in 2011 Every state in 2011 This day in weather history Warnings in North Dakota, July 2011

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: 338815, 338816, 338817, 338818, 338819, 338820.