Hail, Grant
- When
- July 16, 5:20 PM MST to 5:22 PM MST
- Where
- Grant County, 13.81 mi SSE of New Leipzig
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.180, -101.860
Hail in North Dakota, July 16, 2019
A short wave trough pushing through the Northern Plains encountered enhanced instability over southwest North Dakota. This resulted in severe thunderstorms producing large hail over the southwest part of the state.
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BIS wrote it up.
A short wave trough pushing through the Northern Plains encountered enhanced instability over southwest North Dakota. This resulted in severe thunderstorms producing large hail over the southwest part of the state. The largest hail was the size of golf balls, and fell over Hettinger County.
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:21 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Sioux
- When
- July 16, 6:17 PM MST to 6:19 PM MST
- Where
- Sioux County, 30.74 mi W of Selfridge
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.010, -101.570
Hail, Hettinger
- When
- July 16, 7:18 PM MST to 7:21 PM MST
- Where
- Hettinger County, 5.32 mi NE of Regent
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.480, -102.480
Hail, Hettinger
- When
- July 16, 8:17 PM MST to 8:20 PM MST
- Where
- Hettinger County, 0.84 mi SW of Mott
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 46.370, -102.330
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, July 16, 2019
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 16, 2019
- Flash Flood and Flood in Michigan, July 16, 2019
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 16 to 20, 2019
- Heat in Texas, July 16 to 17, 2019
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 16, 2019
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Wyoming, July 16, 2019
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 16, 2019
- Flash Flood and Flood in South Dakota, July 16 to 17, 2019
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Arkansas, July 16, 2019
- Flood in South Dakota, July 16 to 17, 2019
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, July 16, 2019
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: 842170, 842171, 842172, 842173.