North Dakota, 2022

Hail in North Dakota, July 21, 2022

July 21, 2022 · NWS FGF · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A severe thunderstorm formed in Barnes county during the evening hours, then moved east into Cass County. This storm primarily produced large hail.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

A severe thunderstorm formed in Barnes county during the evening hours, then moved east into Cass County. This storm primarily produced large hail.

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:07 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Barnes

When
July 21, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Barnes County, 11.4 mi W of Litchville
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
46.660, -98.420

A swath of large hail swept across the southwestern portions Greenland Township, extending from southeastern Stutsman County into northcentral Dickey County. Reports state that hail ranged from dime to nearly golf ball size and did produce some vegetation damage.

Hail, Cass

When
July 21, 7:36 PM CST
Where
Cass County, 0.84 mi SE of Magnolia
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
46.910, -97.410

Received a public report of dime to quarter-sized hail.

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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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: 1049434, 1049435.