North Dakota, 2022

Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 22, 2022

July 22, 2022 · NWS BIS · 22 events in 6 counties and zones

Thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a cold front near the international border, and continued to develop as the front sagged south. Some of these thunderstorms became severe in an environment of enhanced instability and deep layer shear.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$485,000
Crop damage
$150,000
Events
22

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.

Thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a cold front near the international border, and continued to develop as the front sagged south. Some of these thunderstorms became severe in an environment of enhanced instability and deep layer shear. Damage was reported to crops, structures, and trees with some of the storms. Estimated 90 mph wind gusts to the east of Barton in Pierce County caused tree damage and grain bin damage, while another area of estimated 90 mph wind gusts to the southwest of Orrin in McHenry County caused significant damage to multiple barns. The largest hail reported was the size of a ping pong ball, and occurred in Renville, McHenry, and Pierce counties.

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, 1:18 PM CST, 5 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 1:18 PM CST, 5 hours 51 minutes before
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In the hours before

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Event by event

15 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Renville

When
July 22, 7:09 PM CST to 7:11 PM CST
Where
Renville County, 6.37 mi NNW of Tolley
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
48.820, -101.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Renville

When
July 22, 7:18 PM CST to 7:21 PM CST
Where
Renville County, 6.37 mi NNW of Tolley
Measured
54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
48.820, -101.850

Hail, Renville

When
July 22, 7:27 PM CST to 7:30 PM CST
Where
Renville County, 6.08 mi SW of Loraine
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
48.820, -101.660

Thunderstorm Wind, Renville

When
July 22, 7:29 PM CST to 7:33 PM CST
Where
Renville County, 4.16 mi W of Mohall
Measured
53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
48.760, -101.590

Thunderstorm Wind, Bottineau

When
July 22, 7:30 PM CST to 7:34 PM CST
Where
Bottineau County, 0.46 mi W of Lansford
Measured
65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.630, -101.380

A quonset farm building was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Renville

When
July 22, 7:38 PM CST to 7:41 PM CST
Where
Renville County, 3.31 mi NNW of Grano
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
48.660, -101.620

Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by a trained spotter.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bottineau

When
July 22, 7:59 PM CST to 8:02 PM CST
Where
Bottineau County, 0.46 mi W of Lansford
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
48.630, -101.380

Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by a trained spotter.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ward

When
July 22, 7:59 PM CST to 8:02 PM CST
Where
Ward County, 1.96 mi ESE of (Mib)minot Afb
Measured
65 kt (75 mph) measured gust
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
48.420, -101.330

Tree and roof damage occurred at Minot Air Force Base.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bottineau

When
July 22, 8:06 PM CST to 8:09 PM CST
Where
Bottineau County, 2.76 mi SE of Lansford
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
48.600, -101.330

Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by a trained spotter.

Funnel Cloud, Renville

When
July 22, 8:09 PM CST to 8:11 PM CST
Where
Renville County, 6.9 mi E of Glenburn
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.510, -101.070

Funnel Cloud, Ward

When
July 22, 8:12 PM CST to 8:15 PM CST
Where
Ward County, 5.7 mi NNE of (Mot)minot Intl Arpt
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
48.350, -101.250

Hail, McHenry

When
July 22, 8:45 PM CST to 8:48 PM CST
Where
McHenry County, 1.38 mi N of Granville
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
48.290, -100.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When
July 22, 8:46 PM CST to 8:54 PM CST
Where
Pierce County, 5.95 mi E of Barton to 8 mi E of Barton
Measured
78 kt (90 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$125,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.500, -100.040

Multiple blue spruce trees were snapped and down to the east of Barton. In addition, some large cottonwoods and other native trees were uprooted and blown over. A free standing grain bin was also knocked over.

Thunderstorm Wind, McHenry

When
July 22, 8:51 PM CST to 8:54 PM CST
Where
McHenry County, 1.38 mi N of Karlsruhe
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
48.120, -100.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When
July 22, 9:05 PM CST to 9:08 PM CST
Where
Pierce County, 4.19 mi W of Rugby
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
48.360, -100.070

Thunderstorm Wind, McHenry

When
July 22, 9:14 PM CST to 9:22 PM CST
Where
McHenry County, 4.43 mi NE of Norfolk
Measured
78 kt (90 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$300,000
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
48.020, -100.240

Several barn structures in the area were significantly damaged, with some possibly being a total loss.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When
July 22, 9:15 PM CST to 9:18 PM CST
Where
Pierce County, 3.66 mi E of Wolford
Measured
59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
48.500, -99.620

Hail, McHenry

When
July 22, 9:15 PM CST to 9:18 PM CST
Where
McHenry County, 4.43 mi NE of Norfolk
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
48.020, -100.240

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When
July 22, 9:39 PM CST to 9:43 PM CST
Where
Pierce County, 8.29 mi N of Selz
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Crop damage
$50,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
47.970, -99.880

The severe wind gusts combined with dime size hail to cause soybean field damage.

Hail, Pierce

When
July 22, 9:40 PM CST to 9:44 PM CST
Where
Pierce County, 4.15 mi N of Selz
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
47.910, -99.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Wells

When
July 22, 10:05 PM CST to 10:09 PM CST
Where
Wells County, 5.36 mi NNE of Hamberg
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Crop damage
$100,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
47.840, -99.450

Small hail combined with the severe thunderstorm winds to cause extensive crop damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wells

When
July 22, 10:10 PM CST to 10:14 PM CST
Where
Wells County, 6.91 mi N of Cathay
Measured
62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
47.650, -99.400

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.
Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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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: 1045911, 1045912, 1045913, 1045914, 1045915, 1045916, 1045917, 1045919, 1045920, 1045921, 1045922, 1045923, 1045924, 1045925, 1045926, 1045927, 1045928, 1045933, 1045929, 1045930, 1045931, 1045932.