Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 20, 2022

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 20, 2022
Start: 2022-07-20T17:34
End: 2022-07-20T18:15
Location: North Dakota

July 20, 2022 · NWS FGF · 5 events in 1 county or zone

Wind and hail damage was reported across portions of Sargent County during the evening hours as an isolated severe thunderstorm impacted the area.

Where it happened

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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 FGF wrote it up.

Wind and hail damage was reported across portions of Sargent County during the evening hours as an isolated severe thunderstorm impacted the area.

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 Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 19, 5:53 PM CST, 23 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 5:53 PM CST, 23 hours 41 minutes before

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The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:35 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sargent

When: July 20, 5:34 PM CST
Where: Sargent County, 3.42 mi WSW of Gwinner Arpt
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 46.210, -97.720

Received a public report of 1 inch hail; time is estimated based on radar.

Hail, Sargent

When: July 20, 5:58 PM CST
Where: Sargent County, 3.36 mi W of Rutland
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 46.050, -97.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Sargent

When: July 20, 6:07 PM CST
Where: Sargent County, 3.66 mi SE of Rutland
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 46.010, -97.450

Received a public report of a snapped power pole, as well as shingles and siding panels blown off a nearby pole shed. Time estimated based on radar.

Hail, Sargent

When: July 20, 6:09 PM CST
Where: Sargent County, 2.5 mi WNW of Brampton
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 46.010, -97.830

Dime to Quarter-sized hail fell across central portions of Brampton Township, along with strong winds. There was a swath that had a width of one quarter to one half mile wide, and extended for around one mile. This swath contained damaged crops, with corn stalks stripped and about 80 percent of the soybeans defoliated.

Hail, Sargent

When: July 20, 6:10 PM CST to 6:15 PM CST
Where: Sargent County, 4.26 mi SSE of Rutland
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 45.990, -97.480

Wind driven 1.25 inch hail caused damage across portions of western and central Tewaukon Township. This impacted several sections of farmland from 2 south of Rutland to around 8 south of Cayuga.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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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The same day elsewhere

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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: 1049427, 1049428, 1049429, 1049431, 1049432.