North Dakota, 2022

Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 25, 2022

July 25, 2022 · NWS BIS · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

Thunderstorms developed over western North Dakota as an upper level short-wave trough slid through a ridge, combining with a cold front. One area of storms became severe, producing strong wind gusts over portions of Stark and Dunn counties.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 over western North Dakota as an upper level short-wave trough slid through a ridge, combining with a cold front. One area of storms became severe, producing strong wind gusts over portions of Stark and Dunn counties. The strongest wind gust reported was 64 mph northeast of New Hradec in Dunn County.

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The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 157 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:48 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When
July 25, 6:50 PM MST to 6:53 PM MST
Where
Stark County, 1.98 mi NW of Dickinson
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
46.900, -102.810

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn

When
July 25, 6:50 PM MST to 6:54 PM MST
Where
Dunn County, 4.72 mi ENE of New Hradec
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
47.030, -102.790

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When
July 25, 7:25 PM MST to 7:30 PM MST
Where
Stark County, Gladstone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
46.870, -102.550

What these are

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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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: 1045946, 1045947, 1045948.